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The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
WELL KNOWN AUTHORITIES ON
PROGRAM FOR NEXT MEETING
OF KANSAS STATE BOARD.
The High Cost of Living. That Much
Discussed Problem Among Other
interesting Questions, to Be
Talked Over-Large At
tendance Assured.

Topeka, Kan.-Secretary F. ID. Co
burn, of the State Board of Agricul
ture, has issued the program for thu
forty-second annual meeting Of the
board which will be held in Topeka
January 8. and 10. The first ses
sion will begin at four o'clock the af
ternoon of January s. 1t will consist
entirely of business matters.
That evening there will be general
meeting in Representative Hall where
the address of welcome will be deliv
cred by Governor Stubbs. James A
Troutman will deliver an address of
welcome on the part of the city of
Topeka and county of Shawnee The
response will be by President /. L..
Dlesem.
w. p. Snyder, superintendent of a
Nebraska experiment station, will read
a paper on Economic Rations in Pork
Production l.. e. Call, associate pro-
fessOr of soils at the State Agricul-
tural college, will have paper on
1.-THE Decline in Acre Yield of Kansas
Crops its Cause and Remedy"
Thursday morning, January 9, w. A.
Cochel, professor OF animal industry
at the Agricultural college, will have
a paper on "The Place for Beef Cattle
in Kansas" and James w. Wilson, of
the South Dakota experiment station,
will have a paper on Type versus
Breed"
At the afternoon session Frank w.
Blackmar, of the State University, will
give Some Factors in the High Cost
of Living" and John Detlefsen, of the
University Of Illinois, will read pa
per, rThe Study of Geneties in Our
Agricultural Colleges
At the evening session Miss Carrie
M. Watson, of the State University,
will talk on the subject, "Of the Max
ing of Many Books There is No End"
and President Samuel Avery of the
Education for Farm Life
The morning of January 10 Friday,
"The Kansas Hen" will receive the at |
tention of VIM. A. Lipincott profess
sor of poultry husbandry at the Agri |
cultural college, and d. A. Wallace, |
editor of The Farmer, at st. Paul, will |
have paper on Factors in States
Agricultural Development, from
Northwest iewpoint"
At the afternoon session J. II. Miller,
OF the Agricultural College, will have
a paper on County Demonstration
Agents The election of new officers
will be made and the new board will
be installed.
At the final evening session, Miss
Effie Graham, of Topeka, will have
a paper on The Corporation Line"
and Rev. Charles A. Finch of Topeka,
will talk on "The Measure of a Man"
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Attemtn to Burn RossvIIIe.

Rossville, Kan.-An incendiary fire
here destroyed about $500 worth of
property in the business section here.
The city hall and five business build
ings were completely destroyed. 9th
ers were damaged. OF the entire los
$1,000 was covered by insurance. In
the roof of one of the buildings only
partly burned was found hole newly
bored, through which gasoline had
been poured and afterwards lighted
with a match. This, together with
the fact that the fire was discovered
simultaneously in two different build
ings separated so that the blaze in one
could not have caught from the other
are taken as indisptuable evidence
that fire bugs undertook to destroy
the greater part Of the town.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
.$2,376,t1o
Compliments Kan. Employment Bureau

Compliments Kan. Employment Bureau
The work Of the Kansas state free
employment bureau, under the manage
ment of Charles Harris, is given high
compliment by James Mullenback, sec
retary of the National Conference of
immigration, Land and Labor officials.
Roy l.. Speer, associate editor of the
Agriculturist Magazine, st. Paul
publication with a circulation of 1885,
900, wrote to Mr. Mullenback for infor-
nation about methods of securing
farm labor. Mr. Mullenback, who had
heard Mr. Harris head paper at re-
cent meeting of the conference, refer
red Mr.. Speer to the Kansas bureau,
stating that Mr. Harris had offered the
only systematic method of securing
farm labor in times of need. In his
letter to Mr.. Harris asking for infor-
nation, Mr.. Speer says: 81 under
staud you have done efficient work in
securing harvest hands during periods
OF stress"
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Farmers Raising Better Horses.

Manhattan. Kan.-Kansas farmers
evidently are rearing better horses
nowadays. At least the prices paid
at a horse sale in the pavilion of the
Kansas Agricultural college a few
days ago would indicate that. Lee
Brothers, Of Harvelcille. Kan. sold
elghty-six head Of horses in this sale
for some $4,000. an average Of nearly
s400 apiece. Most Of the animals were
bought by Kansas buyers, although
come went to breeders in 'neighboring
states.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
May Gust County Treasurer.

Topeka, Kan.-Elmer Charles, treas
urer of Edwards county, is threatened
with trouble unless he honors a draft
for state tax money drawn by State
Treasurer Tulley. The draft has been
drawn, and Charles turned it down
because he said he had not yet made
the distribution of tax money among
the various funds The attorney gen.
eral advised him by letter that refusal
to honor the state treasurer's draft is
ground for an custer suit.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
No Inaugural Ball For Gov. Hodges.

Governor-elect George H. Hodges
has announced that there will be no
inaugural ball to usher in the new ad
ministration. Inaugural balls in years
gone by were considered a very neces-
sary function the evening following
the Inauguration of a new governor.
but long ago some governor, Topeka
people forgot who, frowned upon II.
Governors Stanley, Bailey, Hoch and
Stubbs refused to give the custom their
and the custom fell into dis
use. Mr.. Hodges doesn't intend to
establish a precedent in the matter OF
inaugural balls and says, Lets not
have it."
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Champion Corn Husker Aged Sc.

Inman, Kan.-Inman has the cham
pion corn husker of Kansas this year.
His name is William Welch, aged sc,
past. In corn that ran thirty-five bush
els to the acre, Mr.. Welch shucked and
cribbed an average of o6 bushels and
80 pounds, daily, for thirteen days.
The husks are unusually light and brit
tie this year. which accounts for the
numerous high marks made. but this
field was not one of the easiest.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Checker Players Meet at Manhattan

Manhattan, Kan.-The Kansas
Checker Players association will hold
their annual meeting in Manhattan
January 7 and s. Forty or fifty crack
players from over the state will be
here to contest for the state champion
ship, now held by John Dougherty of
this city Mr.. Dougherty will strive
to retain the title again. F. G. Farm
er, of Wichita, is president, and John
Dougherty, of Manhattan, secretary of
the association
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Akers Announces His Appointments.

Earl Akers. state treasurer-elect, has
selected his office force for the next
two years. He will not go into office
until January 1S, but he knows now
who his helpers will be. Here is the
list. First assistant. Charles w. Gibbs.
Topeka; special assistant. Wylie W.
Cooke. Kansas City; chief clerk. E.
Thompson. Bellaire; Bond ,lerk
Charles Makepeace. El Dorado; book
keeper, ]. S. Rogers. Erie; assistant
bond clerk. E. w Grirdle. Washing
ton; guard. John Whitlow. Council
Grove.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Dodae City to Enforce Morality.

Dodge City, Kan.-An "anti-white
slave" society has been organized here
with thirty charter members. The
city has been divided into districts,
and any immoral conditions dlscov-
cred will be wiped out. The society
will join the national order. The Of
ficers are The Rev. w. e. Rose, pres
ident; Frank Evans, vice president;
Mrs. T. b. Hogan, secretary, and T.
h. Hogan, treasurer.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
1.2oO Applied for Reward.

Topeka Kan.-No one gets the ST.
600 reward which Governor Stubbs Of
fered for an effective cure of the re-
cent horse epidemic in Kansas. The
experts at the State Agricultural col
lege have just notified the governors
office that they have completed the
task of wading through 1900 applica-
tions for the reward, but that none Of
them suggested an effective or certain
cure
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Says "eame Hog" Complains of Law

Topeka, Kan.-ln a statement Pro
fessor l.. l.. Dyche, state fish and
game warden, intimates that it is 'the
professional hunter and game hog
who is complaining about the present
law with regard to hunting and fish
ing in Kansas. He says the law was
framed to protect the home people,
who are unable to spend a lot of mon
ey making regular hunting and fish
ing trips or extended vacations.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
K U. Museum. Valued at sssO.szs.

An estimate of the value of the mu-
scum at the University of Kansas sub
mitted to Chancellor Frank Strong
shows that the speciemns. almost all
OF which have been gathered ~ uni
versity professors and students, have
reached a high value.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Would Be Chaplain Of State Senate.

Rev. Samuel Wood of st. Marys, is
candidate for chaplain of the senate.
Rev. Mr. Wood is pastor of the Con-
gregational church at st. Marys. Years
ago he made what has gone down in
history as the shortest prayer ever
made in the senate II consisted of
just sixteen words, yet it was full OF
meaning. He made that historic pray.
er when Lieutenant Governor Felt was
president of the senae.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Third of Family to Wed as Child.

Atchison, Kan.-Miss Ollie Frakes,
16-year-old daughter of William
Frakes, was married the other day.
She was the third daughter in the fam
lily to be married under age. One of
her sisters, Mrs. Roy Giles, was mar
ried when 16, and another, Mrs. An
ME Mccoy, was but IA on her wedding
daY
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Woman Takes Bank Examination.

Miss Josie Mccormack of Moran, Is
the first woman in the United States
to take an examination for bank cash
ier. For three days she was at work
in the office of State Bank Commits
sioner ]. N. Dolley working out an
swers to the financial questions be-
fore her. She has completed the ex-
animation and made an excellent show
ing.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
KANSAS DEPOSITS STILL BIG.
All Banking Items Except overdrafts
Have Increased, Bank Commits
sioner's Reoprt Shows.

Kansas State bank deposits are still
over the hundred million dollars mark,
according to their report OF the state
ment of December 1, made public by
j. N. Dolley, state bank commissioner.
The actual total deposits in the 903
Kansas State banks is $105, 5,570,314.91,
a decrease of $475,000 from the state
ment of September II, but an increase
Of more than $3,0000O0 over the de-
posits of year ago. The bank state
ments Of the winter months usually
show small decreases from the early
fall statements when the big wheat
movement is on.
The statement shows an increase In
all the other banking items except
oyerdrafts, which decreased more than
$4,000, indicating that the business
men We're cleaning up their debts. The
cash held in reserve is 32H per cent Of
the total deposits, 10 per cent more
than is required.
The car shortage is reported by the
Kansas banks as being responsible for
the loss in the deposits. Thousands
of bushels of wheat and corn are in
the elevators and granaries which the
farmers want to move, but cannot do
ii as they are unable to get cars for
In some sections less than
one-third of the crop is reported to
have been moved, at the time of max
ing the statement. Until the crops
are disposed of the bank deposits of
the farmers will remain low.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
seaIdina Water Kills a Baby.

Augusta, Kan.-Scalding water that
she had heated for bath caused the
death of Mrs. Clarence Gallagher's g.
year-old daughter The water had been
poured into a basin and while the
mothers attention was attracted in
another direction, the child fell into
ii backwards.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Fined For Giving Whisky to Babies

Atchison, Kan.-Because he gave
whiskey to a baby, and two girls, aged
/ and 13, one of whom became intoX-
icated, c. II Haynes was fined $1OO
in police court The two girls, Flor
ence and Nettie Lentz, testified that
Haynes had given whiskey to their
niece, Elsie Gibson, six-months-old
child and induced them to drink the
same beverage, and although Haynes
said he had given the baby whiskey
as a medicine, the judge refused to
believe his plea. Haynes testified that
he was the father of II children, and
had frequently given his own babies
whiskey for a medicine. He recently
attracted notoriety when he was sued
for non-support by his second wife,
and his first wife went on his bond.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
New churches for Arkansas CITY.

Arkansas City, Kan.-The Central
Christian church of this city has pur-
chased lots in the heart of the city
upon which it will erect a modern
church home in the spring. Plans for
the new edifice call for brick build
ing to cost s25 o0O.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
OVER TWO MILLION ASKED.
Docs Not include What Is Asked For
Education and Charity.

The state departments, commissions
and boards are asking for total of
$2,367, ,41O from the legislature. This
does not include the amounts asked
for by the educational and charitable
institutions. The amount asked for by
each department, according to figures
made public by State Auditor w. e.
Davis, is as follows:
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
Game warden's Duty to Give Advice.

OoiiC wa 6S' ONAJ ~ NV
The average man is of the belief
that the sole purpose of a fish and
game warden is to prowl through the
timber and fields and catch unlucky
culprits who are violating the fish and
game laws. That is one purpose. but
State Fish and Game Warden l.. l..
Dyche takes an altogether different
view of it. "No small part of the duty
of the deputy wardens is to create re-
spect for the fish and game law as
well as to apprehend violations" he
said. while I have little sympathy
for the fellow who knowingly violates
the law, yet feel that there are cases
where the deputy wardens can, and
do. do much good by simply giving
advice.
The Chanute times., 1913-01-03
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAYSC[IOOL
LESSON
(By f. o. SELLERS, Director of Eve
ming Department The Moody Bible In
stitute Of Chicago)
LESSON FOR JANUARY 5.
THE CREATION.

LESSON TEXT-Genesis 1:15. 7, 9, 10.
II, 16, 81. rs, 27, 81.
GOLDEN TEXT-"In the beginning
God created the heaven and the earth"
Gen. IL.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
DAY IN CONGRESS
BriStOw Attacks Money Bill
w ASHINGTON, Dec. l6.
w The day in congress:
SENATE


Met at 10 a. m. Debate re
sumed on currency bill, with
Senator Bristow leading an at
tack on the deposit guarantee
feature.
HOUSE
Met at noon. President
Gonpers of the American
Federation of Labor testified
before. the house judiciary
committee.
War department submitted
. final report on raising of the
battlesl1ip Maine in Havana
harbor.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
FRAUD
DEFEATED
TEDDY
0rmsby McHarg Criticises the
Methods of G. O.. P. in
Unity Gathering
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-two pro-
posals for Reorganization of the Re
publican party and to find q basis
upon which discordant elements can
unite confronted the Republican Ma
tional committee today
Foremost was plan for a special
national convention to readjust the
system of delegate representation.
The other was that no convention be
called, but that the national committee
fix a plan OF reapportionment for
ratification by Republican state con-
ventions.
McHARG OPPOSES CONVENTION
Ormsby Mc5arg, who represented
the Roosevelt forces in the contests
preceding the Chicago convention last
year. addressed the committee in op-
position to a special convention.
IF the committee has power to
call a convention. it has power to
change representation. If this COM
mittee has decided that abuses should
be corrected it should manfully so
announce. Such course will restore
to very large extent the confidence
of the people. who must become the
adherents of the rpubiican party If
it is to b successful at the next ma
tional election.
Speaking of the Chicago contests.
McHarg said:
"ROOSEVELT WAS DEFRAUDED-
Il knew that Roosevelt was de-
frauded, and a majority of the mem
bers Of that committee knew that he
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16


was defrauded. and I remained silent
frequently haunted with the state
ment that proceedings were instituted
solely for the purpose of confusins
and befogging the committee ano
what ] then protested against, Is
precisely that which you admit now !
Two resolutions were presented
The first specified that special con-
vention should be called for the pur-
pose of taking such action as shall
be deemed advisable In respect to
changing the present basis of repre-
sentation and for the transaction OF
all business that may properly come
before such convention"
CONVENTION FOR 1916
The second was in part as follows:
Resolved, that it be the sense of
this committee that the committee
shall forthwith proceed to determine
on basis of representation in future
national conventions of the party,
and
..Be it further resolved, that the
committee pledge itself to issue a
call for the convention to be con-
vened in 1916 to nominate candidates
In accordance with such basis of rep
resentation as shall be now deter
mined on by this committee
Chairman Warren of the law COM
mittee then moved the adoption of
the first resolution proposing a ma
tional convention and the debate be-
gan.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
GENE TER|ES
ORDINANCE
MAY PASS
P1UpnlHHtS uf Removal Plan
ContRiHmF OF Adoption by
j Supervisors Monday

TnS TrupuDenl1z wf the removal OF
nne h0zrr city eemerer1as are lining
ND uofay 1a~ ths s11Hggis that win
c'arEfe when the ~rVsanance, passed to
pu1,1E yesreuuny by the Supervisors
cCUnes I'D for final passage next Mon
day the vuue ON the ordinance stood
IL In for It's passage which makes
fnase who have fought for the re-
rnavaa OF Tine eemaeteries confident that
y Ell be adopted on final reading
IRE ordinance provis5es that unless
the bodies are removed within six
months the csty VIII take steps to
e1force It's order
The ordinance was not passed with
o11 long and heated argument. which
started first In a meeting of the pub
lac welfare committee of the board
held just before the meeting of the
board Supervisors Payot, A. ]. CAL
lagher and Murdock wanted action
postponed until the city attorney
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Not Hard Times, Only
a Transition -Gompers

WASHINGTON, Dec 1S--President
Samuel Gompers of the American
Federation Of Labor told the house
judiciary committee today that while
ment in the United States was prob
ably trihe above normal, he believed
that it was due to the transition
we are in, rather than to any real
depression
Gompers made his statement during
the course of an argument for the
Bartlett bill
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16

Here is the latest photograph of
John D. Rockefeller, taken out at
Cleveland while the richest man in
the world was riding a bicycle and
playing golf. 1t shows the Rockefel-
Ter smile
No matter how much the big in
ternational gathering at Washington
| condemned his institute in New York
whereat the vivisection of CANNES is
esteemed to be one of the elementary
routes to profound understanding of
mankfnd's ills. the big oil master
just goes on his way and plays golf
and smiles
When they say that his Rockefel-
Ter institute is a disgrace OF civili-
zation and ought not OF be tolerated
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
JOHN d, INSTITUTE
FOUNDER, ASSAILED IN
VIVSECTION DEBATE

Tf1c famous
RockrfeIler
irlstirutr of
New York
wzs described
~ browning
a tuppfing
mzxs OF wealth
tznfed by
lying. arson
and nlErcIrr"
M the Inter
NATIONAL Anti
Vivlsection
congress, In
session at
Washington.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16

by any city, the big man of many
Millions merely smiles.
1t was no easy trick to get this
smile securely boxed in a camera for
preservation. Mr.. Rockefeller was
playing golf with his pastor DR. w.
w Bustard- The photographer got
to the links without being observed
and was making a snap of a particu-
larly good Rockefeller "shot" when
the rich man spied him.
81 don't allow that sort of thing
here" said Mr.. Rockefeller
I know" replied the photographer.
''but j have waited two years to get
a good photograph of you, and since
I'm here ! might as well go ahead
Then Mr.. Rockefeller smiled.
"All right" he said. "1'll break
my rule this time. Go ahead"
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
|CARAbAOS PLEAD
NO HARM MEANT
Officers of Order Blame Press
Agent and Explain Matter
to President
BY Associatsd Presx.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec 1s-Officers Of
the Order of Carabao sent assurances
to administration officials today that
they entertained no spirit or purpose
of hostility to President Wilson'S Phil
lppine policy when they gave their
dinner last week and gave travestles
and satires on members of the cabinet
and other public officials.
Rear Admiral Howard, honorary
president of the order, today Tepudi-
ated the work of the press agent who
furnished advance stories about the
dinner, which declared that what was
said and done was designed to show
the lack of sympathy for recent de-
velopments and tendencies in the Phil
ippine government
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Consumers to Discuss
Lower Cost of Living

Plans to lower the cost of living
will be discussed at a mass meeting
of consumers tonight at the Mission
high school The speakers will in
clude Sylvester A. McAtee, assistant
secretary to Mayor Rolph; Walter
Macarthur, port shipping master: DR..
Caroline Cook Coffin, president of the
Housewives league, and E. o. f.
Ames, president of the Pacific Co
operation league
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Captain
Is Critically III

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-The condi-
tion Of Captain Frederick L. Chaplin
of the United States battleship Wyo-
ming, who is critically Ill at the
naval hospital in Brooklyn, was un
changed today. Captain Chaplin was
taken to the hospital when the Wyo
ming arrived yesterday from the
European cruise of the Atlantic fleet.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
SHERIDAN SCOUT DEAD

BY ASsocfAted FTekk,
PITTSBURG, Dec 1e.-ArchibaId
H Rowand. aged ss, one of General
Philip II. Sheridans famous Jesse
scouts" died in his home here last
night He was awarded a congress
sional medal of honor on recommen-
dation of General Sheridan.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Y. M. |. at Crockett
Elects New Officers

CROCKETT, Sept 1s.-At the an
nual election of the Y NJ I. held hero
the following officers have been cho-
sen:
Chaplain. Rev. Father Kenny, o. P. presis
dent, D. J.. Lacey; first vice president. D.
Kelleher; second vice president, P SullivEns
recording secretary. C. J. Coleman; financial
secretary, W. c. Ahern: treasurer. Janes
Ahern; marshal. c. J. Dunn; speaker. Dr. -
A McManus. executive committee-A Anrs
ply, J. Lucey and NJ. Dfneen
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-16
Owner Uses Cocaine,
Monkey Gets Habit
nv Asaociatnd press.

BY AktociAted FretSs ~
PARIS. Dec. 1s--Dr. Marcel BRAND
showed an interesting case last night
at a meeting of the Clinical Society
of Mental Medicine monkey suffer-
ing from drug habit The monkey
was the pet of woman cocaine talsers