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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Don't Shoot Turtle Doves.

A number of Kansas sportsmen are
inviting trouble, according to Prof L..
L. Dyche, state fish and game warden.
Complaints have reached him that
large number of turtle doves are
being shot by Kansas hunters, and the
state game warden declares that this
is against the law and must be stop
ped. 1--WE have been able to stop the
shooting of doves wherever we have
tried it," said Professor Dyche re-
Gently. 81 placed doves among the
game birds in the bill which present
ed to the legislature, but the legisla-
ture did not consider doves game birds
and dropped them from the bill. but
they come uner the provisions regard
ing the shooting of insectivorous
birds" Kansas hunters say that the
turtle doves have never been so num-
erous in many counties as they are
this year One sportsman went
dove shooting several days in one
week and killed about sixty each day.
Many other hunters who have gone
out have killed big bags. They say
the wheat stubble is thick with doves.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Seeks Gas Market.

Wellington, Kan.-G. H. Wood OF
Braman, Ok, was in this city talking
with President Roser of the Commerce
ial club and others with a view to
finding out if Wellington would con-
slider a proposition to secure natural
gas from near his town. Mr.. Wood
owns several farms near Braman, and
has some of the biggest gas wells in
oklahoma on them. The towns around
him all have all the gas that they
need and he is looking for a market
elsewhere, and figured that he might
find a market for it here. The wells
which Mr.. Wood and others near Bra
man own are only from ten to twelve
miles south of the Sumner county line
and this is not great distance to pipe
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
KANSAS LIVE STOCK
QUARANTINE RAISED
Both State and Government Decide II
Is No Longer Needed.

The mango or scabies quarantine
which has been hanging over part Of
Kansas for many years has been raised
by both the government and state live
stock bureaus. This will be good news
to hundreds Of stock men throughout
the state, as it means that the disease
has been entirely wiped out throughout
the state. For twenty years the stock
men in parts of Kansas have been
fighting strenuously, with the aid Of
the government and state to stamp out
this disease and finally they have been
successful
The mango quarantine was put on
over the western half of Kansas about
twenty years ago, when practically
every heard of cattle was infected.
Both the government and state live
stock departments have maintained
the strict quarantine that prevented
cattle leaving the infected district
without dipping and inspection. This
has been very expensive and incon-
venient for the stockmen. For the
last five or six years a few counties
have been released each year, as tine
disease was entirely eradicated in
these counties and only about fifteen
counties in the southwestern part of the
state have been in the quarantine Tor
the past few years and these have been
finally released.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Baseball In Wichita.

Wichita, KAMA treat is in store
for the fans of Wichita and surround
ing territory. The "Jobbers" are at
home again after long and tiresome
trip, and will be seen at the local
grounds on Island Park in a series of
twenty-five games, the opposing teams
consisting of Lincoln, Topeka, Omaha,
Sioux City, Des Moines and st. Joseph.
After the present series the boys will
go to Denver for four games with the
Grizzlies" after which they will re-
turn and meet the Denver team four
games, Sept. 22-25. This will close
the season as far as games on the
home grounds are concerned. The team
is playing excellent ball and some hot
contests are expected. The season is
fast drawing to a close and those Of
the surrounding towns who want to
see some good exhibitions of the ma
tional game had better avail them
selves of these last opportunities.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
The State Fair at Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Kan.-Much interest is
being manifested all over the state in
regard to the State Fair which'is to
be held in this city September 14-21.
Secretary A. l.. Sponsler and his corps
of excellent assistants, are busily en-
gagged in answering questions and Civ.
ing out information in regard to unis
years meeting. You and your family
should plan to spend several days at
this great exhibition, as it promises to
be bigger and better than ever this
year. Any information will be gladly
given by Secretary A. l.. Sponsler.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
KANSAS TOPICS
KANSAS SLAYER ON
ROAD TO RECOVERY
Man Who Shot Himself to ThWart Cap
tors After Raldine Farm House
MAY Get Well.

Wellington, Kan.-Sam Wood, who
killed one man and seriously wounded
another in a raid on the Manahan
home near Cicero. is believed to be
recovering from his self-inflicted
wounds and has been removed from
the hospital to the county Jail by Or
der of Sheriff Lingenfelter. Wood is
giant and easily match for two or
three ordinary men.
Young Thompson, his victim, was
buried from the Methodist church
here.
1t transpires that Ethel Manahan,
for whom he unsuccessfully searched
the house, owes her escape to the fact
that the closet in which she took ref
uge, was closed by a small batten door
which had been papered over, similar
to the walls of the room, and was In
distinguishable to anyone not famil-
lar with the place.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Aoppers to Delay Wheat Sowing.

Salina, Kan.-Many of the farmers
in this part of the state declare that
it will not be safe to SOW their wheat
crop as early this fall as usual, be-
cause of the large number of grass
hoppers which would destroy the
plant as it came through the ground,
hence the seeding will be delayed pos
sibly three or four weeks. 1t is de-
clared that many of the hopeprs re-
semble the pest that visited Kansas in
1874.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30

Hutchinson, KAMA letter purport-
ing to come from Oscar Dudley, who,
it is alleged. at the point of a gun
forced Mrs. Con Rawlings to elope with
him some time ago, has been received
by the woman's husband. 1t warns
him that unless he Immediately files
suit for divorce from his wife, the
writer will shoot him. The letter was
postmarked Buehler, the same place
from which a letter to Sheriff Beck,
purporting to come from Dudley, had
been mailed Rawlings brought the
letter to Hutchinson. 1t appears to
have been written by the same hand
which penned the sheriff's letter.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Brands Hopper Stories as Pipe Dreams

Topeka, Kan.-Prof. S. ]. Hunter,
state entomologist, has branded as
pure fabrications the stories being
sent to eastern newspapers about the
ravages of the grasshoppers in Kan
sas. He also told how the farmers
could completely eradicate the pests
from the state if they desired. There
was a story from Atchison the other
day that the band had to quit playing
because the grasshoppers climbed up
the horns and stopped the sound" said
Prof Hunter THAT was about as
raw a fake as ever l heard. A grass
hopper could not climb up the inside
of horn Its feet are not built that
way The only insect that can climb
the smooth sides of horn is the house
fly. We have had just one report so
far this year of grasshoppers being es-
pecially numerous anywhere in Kan
sas, and five of the departments ex-
perts have been travelling in Kansas
for two months looking for them. The
stories about the hoppers stopping
trains or clouding the skies, or being
shoveled up with scoops are all pure
buncombe."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
WANTS kANSANS TO
SUPPORT PAGE BILL
Superintendent FairchiId Thinks 1t
Would Help Kansas Schools.

A campaign to get the Kansas con-
gressmen in line behind the Page bill
for government aid to schools teach
ing agriculture, domestic science and
manual training is being planned ny
e. T. Fairchild, state superintendent or
public instruction. The senate Is salc
to be about ready to pass the bill AID
the big fight must come next winter
in the house of representatives to get
the bill through. The measure apPro-
PIRATES fifteen million dollars year
for the assistance of schools teaching
home economics, agriculture and the
trades and in preparing teachers TO
handle these subjects. The lat1 SeA-
ator Dolliver was the orr ,inal autho:
of the measure, but Senator Page las
taken charge of it since Senator Dol
liver's death and is pushing it at
present.
THE Page bill originally was drawn
by the late Senator Dolliver," said
Mr.. Fairchild. at provides three mil
lion dollars for the assistance of high
schools and public schools for teach
Ing agriculture, trades and home econ
omics, the same amount to assist in
establishing agricultural, domestic
science and manual training high
schools, more than three million dol
lars for state district agricultural and
domestic science schools, three million
for agricultural extension work, and
three million dollars for normal
schools to train teachers for manual
training, home economics and agricul-
ture. This amount of money Is to be
available each year. None of 1t can
be used for buildings or equipment but
simply to pay the salaries OF the
teachers. Under the provisions OF the
bill the government proposes that II
the states will furnish the buildings
and equipment that the government
will pay the greater part of the salar-
les of the teachers.
1.-THE plan is to establish agricultural
high schools in different sections OF
the state, where complete agricultural
training, home economics and manual
draining an be given. These would
be for the most populous sections. In
other counties the same work would
be given in connection with the high
schols now established, the govern
ment paying a part of the salaries Of
the instructors. In addition to this
the Kansas Agricultural college, state
normal school and state university
would receive a certain sum each year
from the government to pay the sal
aries of teachers who are instructing
men and women how to teach agricul-
ture, manual training and domestic
science. This Is the normal school
part of the plan. The agricultural
college would receive additional funds
for Agricultural extension work.
"The state of Kansas now gives
state aid to high schools teaching man.
ual training, domestic science and az
riulture and the government proposes
to help out along the same lines. The
Page bill appropriates fifteen million
dollars year for this extension work.
The cost Of this will not greatly ex-
coed the cost of battleship and Kan
sas needs farmers much more than 1t
needs battleships."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
The SUNFLOWER STATE
THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF
A WEEK..
Prepared for Our Busy Readers Who
Want the Whole News In
Little Space.
LLITERAcY PER CENT
is VERY LOW IN KANSAS
, There Are But Three other States
With a Smaller Ratio.

Topeka, Kan.-E. T. Fairchild, state
has received copy of the report Of the
United Sta g bureau of education,
which shows I. t Kansas is fourth in
all the states in the point of illiteracy.
In the past ten years Kansas has made
great gains in it's educational work in
reducing the number of illiterates
when there has been a great influx of
foreign men and women who are un-
educated.
Last year Kansas showed total Of
2S,96S illiterates, while ten years pre-
vious the total was 32,513. The per-
centage of illiterates to the total popu-
lation last year was %, while ten
years ago it was 2.s per cent. This
reduction has come even with the
bringing into the state of many thL".
sands of Mexican laborers for raliroa
work, the majority of whom are IL
literates, according to the standards
fixed by the government in gathering
the figures.
North Dakota bias percentage Of
1T per cent of illiterates, Nebraska 10
per cent, Oregon 1.9 and Washington
an even two per. cent. Kansas and
Idaho are exactly the same, 2.2 per
cent, while Utah is the next highest,
2.5 per cent. The New York percent
age is above five, Illinois shows four
per cent; in Virginia it is fifteen per
cent and in South Carolina the highest
percentage in the country is shown,
25 per cent. The figures are on d
basis of every person over ten years
of age.
"This is a really remarkable show
ing" said L. T. Fairchild, state super
intendent of public instruction. There
have been thousands of grown men
and women brought from Mexico for
railroad work in the last ten years
and almost every one of these is an
illiterate. In spite of this addition to
the illiteracy of the state, the Kansas
schools have reduced the illiteracy of
the state over four thousand in ten
years. The showing means a great
deal to Kansas people and the Kansas
school system. Nearly all the states
which have a lower percentage than
Kansas also have less population and
this makes a difference. There has
been a great improvement in the Kan
sas schools in the last few years and
great deal more interest in educa-
ton, so that Kansas ought to be the
lowest in percentage by the end of
the next ten-year period"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
p.,,.or. Fatal to Erie Resident.

Erie. Kan.-Neosho county has had
its first reported death from pellagra.
The patient was As years old, a ma
chinist and unmarried. The man, A. j.
Conway. died at the home of his broth
err T. B. Conway, in Chanute. Pellagrs
was first discovered about the begin
ming OF the nineteenth century and
since that time has been increasing
rapIdly. 1t received much attention
from the Kansas press last season.
The disease is similar in its advanc
"A stages to Ieprosy in appearance
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
First Suits Under Compensation Law

The first suits to be filed in
Kansas under the new workmen's COM
pensation act were brought in the dis
trict court at lola by Attorney F. ].
Oyler, representing w. F. Hall and
]. C. Wooley. Each plaintiff asks
damages in the sum of $1,000, a figure
just under the sum that would have
permitted removal to the federal court.
The compensation act has not been
construed since its enactment and was
made a law for the purpose of elm
mating delay in awarding relief to in
jured workmen rightfully entitled to
it. Under the law, corporations fail
ing to file a declaration to come under
the act, are denied the right Of COM
mon defenses, such as voluntary as
sumption of risk by the employe and
negligence on part of a fellow work
man. The suits are against the Great
Western Portland Cement plant at
Mildred, a company that had not filed
a declaration. Wooley alleges the loss
of an arm and Hall the loss of an eye
in accidents at the plant. The out
come of the suits will be watched with
interest all over the state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
PLANS FOR FARM
CONGRESS MATURE
Statewide Contention Is Called at
Hutchinson for Novem5er-Com-
mittees Are Named.

Topeka, Kan.-Edwin Taylor, presi
dent of the Kansas Agricultural and
Industrial Congress, has announced
the appointment of the following vice
presidents and standing committees to
have charge of the work of arrang
ing for the statewide convention at
Hutchinson the third week in Novem
Der:
Vice presidents-W. j. Bailey, Atchi
son; C. F. Scott, lola; c. S. Huffman
Columbus; Thomas M. Potter, Pea
body; Maurice McAuliffe, Salina; j. G.
Ruppenthal, Russell; l. l.. Diesem'
Garden City; ]. T. AXtell, Newton.
Finance committee-J. r. Koontz
chairman, Topeka; J, d. Bowersock,
Lawrence; S. C. Hanna, Howard; John
Todd, Maple Hill; F. H. Quincy, Sa'
lima; E. E. Mullaney, Hill City; e.
R. Moses, Great Bend; ]. E. McNair,
Halstead.
Program committee-AlbertF F. Wulf-
ekuhler, Leavenworth; George Black,
Ottawa; George e. Myers, Pittsburg;
George P. Tucker, Eureka; ]. H. Mill
er, chairman, Manhattan; F. A. Daw-
ley, Waldo; A. l.. Sponsler, Hutch1n-
son; Thomas A. Hubbard, Yelling
ton.
Committee on advertising-T. A.
Borman, chairman, Topeka; Willard
Merriam, Kansas City; H. G. James,
Independence; Henderson Martin, Ma
rion; Andrew Shearer, Frankfort; j.
w. Morphy, Russell; Z. E. Frizell, Lar,
ned; Ralph H. Faxon, Wichita.
George. Plumb of Emporia is first
vice president of the organization; w.
Y. Morgan of Hutchinson is secretary,
and Scott Hopkins of Topeka is treas
urer. These officers with the presi-
dent and chairmen of the standing
committees, compose the executive
board. which will issue the formal call
for the two days convention, the dates
to be decided upon later. Every COM
munity in the state will be represented
and an attendance of 5000 Is expected.
The plan is to have the best talent
in the United States on the program,
and every important phase OF farm
activity will be discussed. H. j. Wa
tiers, president of the Kansas Agricul-
tural college; l. L. Diesem, president
of the State Board of Agriculture; all
the farm and live stock associations,
the commercial organizations and the
railroads are cooperating to make the
convention a success.
Several western states are watching
the Kansas experiment with keen in
terest, and it is likely that Oklahoma
and Colorado will have similar conven-
tons
The Kansas war cry now is for
scientific and intensive farming, and
the men who are backing the farmers
congress with their time, talent and
money express the belief that an
awakening is at hand which will add
from $75,OOO,O0O to $100,000,OO0 to the
value of the annual farm production
in the state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
1863. 4es Fees Collected.

Topeka, Kan.-The fees collected by
the different state institutions and
state departments annually amounts to
fortune. They go a long ways to-
ward paying expenses. The fees col
lected by all departments and institu-
tions during the fiscal year Of 1912
amounted to nearly a million dollars
1863, 499. The insurance commission
er turned in more fees, than any other
official. His fees are collected from
the insurance companies doing bust
ness In the state.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
GLOBE SIGHTS.

A political fence requires more new
pickets than the other kind.
A sporting editor has hard time in
the winter when there is no work to
do.
woman of our acquaintance keeps
broke most of the time taking advan-
tage of sales.
II a man is a great favorite with
the ladies', he hasn't much show in the
political game, where the men who
hate him count.
Men are no beauty show, 1t is,
but they show up better than in the
brave days of old when they wore
tights for pants.
If girl is good looking, she knows
It, and her fater should open a pho
tograph gallery in the interest Of,
economy.
Many men believe they could be-
come famous If they weren't kept so
busy making a living.
Much of te bad luck is due to bad
management, although it is no use
asking the victims to admit it.
A number of people have a streak
Of economy like that Of the man who
spends four dollars on the manager
to get a fifty cent complimentary
ticket
Il always entertain a suspicion that
the man who is mean to his horse
isn't very kind to his children OF
other defenseless creatures. "-Rufs
Hoskins.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30

Lakin. Kan.-An unknown boy. some
IA or Is years old, was found dead by
a track walker of the Santa Fe near
Hartland, in this county, the other
day. A bullet hole was found in his
hat and a portion of his skull was
found on the pilot of westbound pas.
senger train No. on arrival at La
Junta, Colo, with bullet hole in the
skull. His arms and leg were cut off
and body horribly mangled. The boys
nationality could not be determined.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Compliment Work of Tax Commission

Celius p. Link, ]. Frank Adams and
John B. Phillips, the three members
of the Colorado tax commission, re-
Gently spent week in Topeka with
the Kansas state tax commission,
studying the workings of the Kansas
commission. Upon their return to Den
yer they spoke very highly of the Kan
sas commission and of its methods.
They declared the Kansas commission
is recognized as one of the most effic-
lent organizations of its kind in the
United States.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Merchants on Board Of Health.

The next meeting of the state board
of health probably will take up the
new problem presented to it by the re-
tail merchants regarding the reorgan-
ization of the board so that its mem
bership will include one or more rep
resentatives from the merchants. At
the present time, and ever since the
board was organized, it has been made
up entirely of physicians appointed by
the governor. When the board was
created it had only to do with health
and sanitation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Dawson to Educate Liquor Prosecutor

Attorney General Dawson has pre-
pared a circular letter which he will
send to persons who complain to him
of violations of the prohibitory law in
their communities, but who do not pre-
sent the information so that it is of
value in making a prosecution. Very
frequently people write telling of in
fractions of the prohiEitory law and
want steps taken to punish the guilty
parties. However in many instances
the information they give is meager,
and of no value.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Neosho Gas and Oil Increases.

Erie, Kan.-The oil and gas bust
ness in the Neosho county field contin-
ues to be better than it has been since
the days of the boom which built the
city of Chanute and the Great West
ern refinery at Erie. One drilling
contractor in this county has signed
contracts for work two years in ad
vance.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
linhtninu Strikes Oil Tanks.

Coffeyville, Kan.-Lightning set fire
IN four large crude oil tanks of the
National Refining company and caus-
ed a loss of $4,000 to S175,OOO. The
four tanks contained about 10000 bar
rels The tanks were valued at S1O,-
600 each. The company carried insur-
ance on tanks and contents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Holton Man browns.

Holton, HANDOUTS Huffmeyer,' a
farmer, 80 years old, was drowned at
Hickey Hill pond, southeast of Hol-
ton. He slipped off raft and was
unable to swim His four compan-
ions were-unable to save him. The
body was recovered later. He was
the son of Emil Huffmeyer, a re-
tired farmer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Attempt to Gust Mayor.

Wichita, Kan.-Petitions have been
put in circulation here for the recall
of Mayor w. w. Minick. The petitions
charge that the mayor has chief of
police who has done official acts con-
trary to law d. o. Potts, who had
much to do with the recall of Mayor
j. H. Graham and his defeat by Mayor
Minck, is backing the new recall
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Arguments in Rate Case in October.

The oral arguments on the suspen'
sion of the western classification for
the western railroads will be heard
before the interstate commerce CON-
mission at Washington, October 16
and II. Some time ago the railroads
announced a new freight classified
ton for all the lines west of the Mis-
sissippi river This was done in the
interest of more uniform rates, accord
ing to the railroads but the changes
worked toward an increase in many
rates. The Kansas utilities commits
sion and the railroad commissions OF
several other states asked the inter
state commerce commission to sus-
pend the new classification. and this
was done pending the hearings. The
commission has given several hearings
and the central states Joined in max
ing up comparisons of the old and
new classifications. The final argu-
ments will be made in Washington in
October.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-08-30
Governor Honors Requisitlon.

Governor Stubs honored a requisi
ton issued by Governor Charles j.
Deneen for the return of Thornton to
Illinois. Thornton was convicted in
1902 of the murder of John Kirby and
sentenced to the penitentiary for TWEEN
ty-seven years.