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The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE SUNFL0WER STATE
THE IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF
A WEEK.
Prepared for Our Busy Readers Whc
Want the Whole News In
Little Space.
TROUBLE WITH MENNoNlTEs.
School Law Openly Disresarded by
Russian CoIonists.

Meade, Kan.-This city is aroused
over the probability of serious trou-
BILE with considerable settlement OF
Mennonites in Meade county, near
here. The trouble raiser is the state
law requiring children of certain ages
to attend school at least five months
in each year.
2 Investigation shows that since Sep
tember less than half the children oil
school age in district No. 81 and sew
eral adjoining districts in the Men
MONTE settlement have made any pre-
tense OF obeying the law.
County authorities have been pc
titioned by patrons all over the coun
ty to enforce the law and say they
will do so if they have to send police
after every child in the settlement
each day. The Mennonites urge 1t is
unfair to require their children to at
tend English schools in this section
as. they allege, Mennonites in other
parts of the state, are supporting Ger
man schools by taxation in violation
OF the law.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
To Build Alfalfa Mill.

Dodge City, Kan.-Aroused by the
poor alfalfa market about 80 alfalfa
growers of this section have organ
ized a corporation which will establish
an alfalfa mill here at once to be in
operation by April l. The officers are
H. A. Cord, president; George West,
vice president; A. Russell, treasurer,
and c. r. Aten, secretary. The move
ment is the elimination of the greatest
scare over the local alfalfa market
yet known.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Miller Killed in Machine.

Atchison, Kan.-Robert l.. McDan-
iels, head miller in the flour depart
ment of Blair's MILL was killed when
he became entangled in the maehin-
cry of the main grinding floor. His
law was broken in twelve places, his
right arm was fractured in two places
and two deep gashes were cut in his
temples. McDaniels, who was 80 years
old, came to Atchison from Kansas
City about ten months ago A flour
packer discovered McDaniels between
two pulleys on the floor. McDaniels's
clothing was not torn and just how
the accident happened is not known.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Leaves $4,000 to Kansas Institutions

Mcpherson, Kan.-The will of James
Lawson has Just been filed in the pro-
bate court of Mcpherson county
James Lawson was the grand old man
of RoXbury, who was TO a great eX-
tent responsible for the erection of the
new Methodist church. He was never
married. According to the terms OF
the will, 81 900 is donated to the Wes'
leyan university at Salina, $2,l0O goes
TO the NJ. E. church of RoXbury, and
the balance, about $1,000, was willed
to the old folks home at Lindsborg,
where he had been taken care of DUR
ing the last year.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
REDUCED APPROPRIATIONS REC.
oMMENpEp BY THE WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
AMOUNT IS REDUCED S69,5O0
Reduce Budgets of All State lnstitu'
tions - Recommendation Are
$6o2,27o Less Than Amount
Asked-No Decision on
University Fund Yet.

Topeka, neutrality-suspicious. for
1914-1915 for eight of the nine state
charitable institutions were recon-
mended in the house by j. \. Herr,
chairman OF the house ways and
means committee These recommends
tions show that $69,5OO less than the
amount appropriated two years ago, is
asked for eight of the nine charities,
and that the committees have reduced
the budgets sought at the hands of the
1913 legislature by these same insti-
tutions to the amount of $602,27O, al
lowing in their recommendations but
$1,5O4 050 of the $2,106,92O asked.
The report filed shows that the nine
charities were trimmed to the amount
of $602, ,270 on the amounts asked. The
Olathe School for the Deaf asked
sl35.57O, and receives 19,400; Par
sons hospital asked $4,000, and re-
ceives 100000; Topeka hospital asks
S633, 600, and receives $421 ,000 Osa-
watomie hospital asked $547, 900, and
receives $390,O00; Atchison Orphans
home asked $4,000, receives 500
Kansas City School for the Blind
sought an appropriation of $1G,1OO, re-
ceives S63, 800; Girls Industrial school,
Beoit, sought $159,000, receives $685.
600; Topeka Industrial school asked
$15G,000, receives $124,1J0.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Pawnee Buys Gas Tractor.

Larned, Kan.-Following a wide
spread movement here for good
roads the Pawnee county commissions
ers have purchased a 2035 horse
power gas tractor which will be used
almost constantly on roads under
county care. A fine grader was re-
Gently purchased. The county govern
ment now cares for Sc miles of cross
country roads. Petitions for IA miles
more which will be allowed, will make
a total of 100 miles over which the
outfit will constantly work for model
highways.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
The Strain Was Too Much.

Leavenworth, Kan.-Working at his
trade as carpenter through the day
and caring at night for his wife, whose
mind for some time has been deranged,
and four small children proved too
much for John Hanley and he was
taken to the county jail raving man.
lac. His wife is in a local hospital for
and the children are be-
ing cared for at an orphanage. 1t is
said that one of them also is deranged.
Recently Hanley went about his work
as usual, but during the night his
mind became unbalanced, aid after
Mrs. Hanley out of the house,
threatened to kill his neighbors. A
physician. who was called to make an
examination declared that Hanley his
wife. and the eldest child girl of I,
were insane.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Hearse Upsets; Corpse Thrown Out.

Salina, Kan-In the country east OF
this city the other day the road was
covered with snow, the funeral pro-
cession for John Robertson, Ga years
old and pioneer citizen, was on the
way to Gypsum Hill cemetery The
wheels on one side of the hearse went
into a rut and the vehicle skidded to
ditch. turned over and was broken.
The casket rolled out and was broken
and the body was exposed TO view.
The casket was repaired, placed in
spring wagon and after an hours delay
the procession proceeded to the ceme-
terry. A brother of the deceased died
three weeks ago at te age of 62, the
mother, 90 years old, followed the next
morning, and~the death of John makes
three of the family to pass away with
in three weeks The mother and the
son James were buried at double
funeral
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Dodge City, Kan.-A barbecue is to
be held in April at Hugoton to cele-
brate the building of the first rail-
road into Stevens county One hun
dred carpenters are at work on new
buildings to accommodate the visit
ors. Trains are now making the nine
ty-mile trip between Dodge and Hugo
ton one way each day, three round
trips a week. There are seven new
towns Oh the line. No railway mail
service has as yet been inaugurated,
although each has a postoffice. The
mail is now hauled overland. The
railway service is to be installed this
spring.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
KILLED A RED CROSS LEADER
There Seems to BE- No Respect for
the Laws of civiIze1 Warfare
in Mexico.

Washington. d. C.-The president
of the Mexican Red Cross was killed
during the battle in the streets of the
City Of Mexico, it was reported in
dispatchs which said neither the
Red Cross nor the White Cross was
being respects by the federal forces.
The White Cross reports it is caring
for 1900 wounded. Some members
of the latter. detected by Diazs men
conveying ammunition, were put TO
death.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
House

The house committee on labor intro
duced a minimum wage bill, substi-
tute for the bill introduced by Taylor
Riddle of Marion. some time ago. This
new bill carries the amendments reduc-
ing the minimum wage for women to
Sc a week, and provides for appren'
tices $3.50 week. The bill also pro
yides for wage commissioner, a wo-
man. who shall receive $1,000 year.
1t is not believed by the committee
that there will be the objection to
this measure there was to the measuer
fixing a minimum wage of So week
and making no provision for appren-
tices.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Refuse to Pay insurance.

Wichita, Kan.-Unless he goes to
court Otto Mcknelly. a former car
repairer at wellington, cannot collect
50 900 insurance that his parents car
ried at the time of their murder in
tent here. Otto was discharged at
Il preliminary hearing Of charge OF
numbering his parents and sister last
September. He was kept in Jail over
month while the officers tried to
get evidence against him. He left for
Illinois on being released and the
brotherhood of American Yoemen, in
which the McKnellys were insured. no
titled Otto's lawyer that it would not
pay the policies to him. He is the
sole heir, but not named as benefic-
iarV
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

People will have to keep their back
yards clean, if a bill is passed which
was introduced by Senator Nighswon-
GER of Sedgwick county. The bill
provides that all trash, tin cans and
other discarded articles must be kept
in neat piles, or if it is inflammable,
must be put in fire proof containers
and hauled away at least once week.
1t is a bill that is urged by the club
women of the state who want to keep
clean the back yards and alleys in
cities. The insurance companies and
adjusters also have given the bill their
support for the reason that such a law
would help cut down the fire waste of
the state through preventing fires that
are caused by piling trash and waste
in cellars and near outhuildings in
back yards.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
saIlna Gets Sisters School.

Salina, Kan.-NaZareth convent and
academy, a girls seminary to be erect
ed by the Sisters of st. Joseph, will
be established in Salina, the articles
of agreement having been signed here.
The building will cost not less than
100000 The sisters will build a hos
pital TO cost $4,000
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Severely Burned in Lamp Explosion

Winfield. Kan.-The farm house be
longing to John Stout, located short
distance northwest of Burden, was de-
stroyed by fire, following an attempt
to blow out a lamp by Mrs. Stout The
flame was blown into the lamp in such
a way as to cause an explosion. The
house and all its furnishings were
burned. Mrs. Stout was severely and
perhaps dangerously burned about the
lace and hands. Her condition is re-
ported serious and her recovery doubt
tul.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Broken Nose Worth Nothing in Court

Wichita, Kan.-A jury in the local
district court says that it is no dam
age to a travelling man to have a
broken nose. B. F Daniel. with a
produce house, sued shoe store be-
cause a clerk dropped a pair of shoes
from a ladder and they broke Dan
iers nose. He claimed $4,000, and af-
ter the jury debated all night, he got
nothing. The case will go to the su'
preme court.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
He Loses Three Fingers.

Larned. Kan.-James Collins lost
three fingers of his right hand in a
corn shelter on the Frank Fox farm
south of town. The hand was fear
fully mutilated and fear of blood pois-
oDing exists.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Kansas PouItrymen Organize.

Bucklin, Kan.--The poultry raisers
of western Kansas and the portion OF
Oklahoma and Texas adjacent to the
Rock Island railroad are to be organ
lied into a gigantic poultry association
to be known as the Tri-state Poultry
and Pet Stock association. A meet
ing was held at the Commercial club
room in. this city and an organization
was formed. G.. w. Gresham was
elected president and Mrs. Orville
King secretary. A board of directors
will be appointed by the president, one
for each township or town of import
ance in the territory of the organiza-
ton. The poultry industry is rapidly
increasing in western Kansas, and the
quality is being raised to high stan
dard. 1t is planned to hold the largest
show of the state al Bucklin early next
fall.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

what excuse has a man who Is too
drunk to guide himself running around
ever the country trying to guide a
powerful automobile?' asked Joe Sat
terthwaite of Butler county. And be-
cause he could get no answer he intro
duced a bill prohibiting that very
thing. 1t provides a heavy penalty for
the person who, while intoxicated, at
tempts to run an automobile or mo-
torcycle. 1t provides that any person
convicted under its provisions shall be
punished by a term of year in pris-
on by a fine of $500 or by both fine
and Imprisonment.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

A blk to provide for Kansas rep
resentation at the Panama exposition
at San Francisco in 1915 was intro
duced by Senator John Denton, of
Elk county. The bill provides for a
commission of five members to en-
courage and secure a proper showing
of Kansas resources and products at
the exposition, and to plan a Kansas
building for the comfort of kansans
attending the Zig fair. The sum of
$3.50 OU0 is appropriated for the pur-
nose of making Kansas showing at
the fair a god one.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

End to Former Missouri Mayor.
William w. Brown, former mayor
of Bigelow, died in hospital in 81.
Joseph He was IS years old. At
one time he was editor of the Nebras-
ka City (Neb) Press, and later was
deputy city treasurer of Chicago.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Gov. Hodges issued a parole 70 B. F.
McLain of Shawnee county, sent to
the penitentiary some 25 years ago for
life for the murder of his 1l-months-
old baby. McLAin was convicted on
the testimony Of his wife.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Following out the directions of the
state senate the Kansas public util-
tiles commission soon will investigate
the 100 million dollar bond issue Of
the Union Pacific Railroad. These
bonds were issued in May. 1901.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
postmaster Of lawson Dead.

John A. Buchanan, postmaster at
Lawson, died at his home the other
day. He was 73 years old and IS
survived by one son and three daugh-
tiers. He was a Civil War veteran
and served under General Sherman.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
p.feat Iioht Plant Bond Issue.

Parsons, Kan.-A proposition to is
sue $4,000 bonds to build and equip
a municipal electric light plant in this
city was defeated by vote of Lis
for the bonds and 1896 against.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Measures providing for state grain
inspection were introduced in both
branches of the legislature. They are
similar to the Minnesota law, and vir-
tually give the state grain grading
commission the power to fix the IN
spection charges.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
With scarcely any discussion of a

With scarcely any discussion OF
vital character the house passed the
corporation bill prepared by Secretary
of State Charles Sessions. There
were eighty votes in favor of its pass
sage and twenty-five against 1t. This
measure requires that every corpora
ton doing business in Kansas and or
ganized for profit, shall file with the
secretary Of state during the month or
February each year, written state
ment showing the condition at the
close of business the preceding Decem-
Der 81.
The "keg party" bill, introduced by
]. w. Hamm of Allen county, was
recommended for passage by the house
committee Of the whole. The Hamm
bill provides a penalty of 800 fine or
thirty days in Jail for persons who
are convicted OF chipping in" the
funds. ordering a. case of beer or other
intoxicating drinks and gathering to
partake of them. The house did not
object to that kind of legislation. In
fact big majority of the members
favored it,
An immigration bill was introduced
in the house by A. NJ Keene, Of Bour-
bon county. The bill creates a board
of immigration with the governor, Sec
retary of state and secretary of the
state board of agriculture as members.
The secretary of the board is to re
ceive $4,000 year and stenograph-
er $500. The purpose of the board
would be to bring people to Kansas,
and the bill appropriates $4,000 for
the next two years for that purpose.
One of the bills that created a big
fight in the committee of the whole
was passed by the house with scarcely
any opposition. 1t was the measure
introduced by Mike Frey of Geary
county, providing that % per cent OF
the wages of a laboring man may be
garnisheed to cover debts for the ne
cessities of life. On its final passage
the bill received 81 votes as against IA.
William Barrett, of Pratt county,
nut through the house his bill provid-
ing for county pensions for persons
disabled The bill provides that the
county commissioners may pay up to
S25 month to any adult who has lost
both feet, both hands. foot and a
hand or both eyes.
AS an emergency measure the house
passe ed the bill providing for an ap-
rropriation of $4,000 for 1913, and a
like amount for 1914 for the establish
ment of normal training courses in
high schools. The bill passed with a
vote of 80 to in its favor.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

The senate, after considering the
fire marshal bill, killed it. The bill
was introduced by the senate commit
tee on insurance and provided for a
state fire marshal, who could inspect
buildings, prescribe building rec lire
ments and investigate fire hazards and
order them remedied On final pass
age the bill secured only Is votes, or
three less than a constitutional major
ity.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21
Senate
The senate committee of the Who'll

The senate committee of the whole
recommended for passage Speaker
Browns white slave bill, which had al
ready passed the house. The penal
ties imposed by the bill on those ell
gaging in the white slaey traffic with
in the state, is from one to five years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary. The
bill which is now in fair way to
become a law. is pronounced by those
fighting the white slave evil to be the
most satisfactory law of it's kind in
any state in the country:
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

The senate recommended for pas
sage the bill introduced by Senator W..
E. Wilson, of Washington county. This
bill places an annual registration fee
of five dollars upon every auto in the
state and two dollars on every motor
cycle. These vehicles are to be re-
quired to carry state numbers and a
record is to be kept of all autos, sizes,
owners, addresses and numbers in the
office of the secretary of state.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

Persons desiring t. register for cleo
,ions nl-st appear before the commits
ooner OF elections in person under
the terms of a bill introduced by Rep
resentative Charles S. Holorook. OF
Wyandottee, N the house.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

The Kansas legislature wants to
know what the Union Pacific Railway
company did with the $10O,OO0,O 900
bond issue. The house adopted the
senate resolution calling for an inves-
tigation to that end. The resolution
was offered in the senate by Senator
Harry Mcmillan of Ottawa county.
The house and senate want to know
how the money was spent by the
Union Pacific. The resolution was
adopted by the house without opposi-
ton.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-21

The house swatted the county court
bill to a tune of 500 to 50. The pur-
pose of the measure was to establish
in each county in the state having a
population OF less than 10000, a coun-
ty court, the probate judge to be
Judge OF the county court. The bill
simply resolved the probate court into
the county court and extended the
power and jurisdiction of the judge. 1t
>-a the Judge of the county court
jurisdiction in all civil cases for the
recovery OF money only where the
amount did not exceed $1,000.
The western Kansas farmers who
lost horses during the sweep of the
spinal meningitis plague last summer
will not have to pay taxes on the ami
mails that died. if the senate acts faV-
orably upon bill passed by the house
The house passed the bill. introduced
by j. w. Schlicher of Sheridan coun-
", by a vote of 6S to IS.
A Dill Dy laylor hluule plOhloIlS
elective or appointive officers from
giving any time to other business. and
provides no such officer shall spend
less than As hours Il week at his work.
No teachers of foreign birth can
teach any public school in Kansas un-
der the provisions of bill introduced
in the house. unless such persons be-
come naturali.ed. The b7l was intro.
duced by Representative [. B Sharp
less. Of Atchison.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-16
The Annual Slaughter.

The accidents on the railways OF
this country constitute a great ma
tional waste of human life and labor.
The interstate commerce commission
announces that for the past fiscal
wear no less than 10,5S5 persons
were killed and 169,536 injured IN
railway mishaps, making a total ot
1928. Of this total number 49,
4O4 were passengers; 5O,O40 were
employees and the remainder largely
made up of trespassers and others
not coming in the above classes.
These are appalling facts, especl-
ally so when considered in connection
with the statistics from other coun-
tries. A closer supervision of pubic
travel is needed with view to safe
guarding both the travelling public
and the employees. The interstate
commerce commission is endeavorlng
to alleviate the evil by Investigations
into the causes of wrecks and other
accidents and then taking steps to
eliminate such causes. The steel cars
and the block system greatly lessen
the number of casualties, but still
there are other factors such as mad
euuate equipment which the laws
must take cognizance of.-Green-
vile News.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-16
ColSton News.

Colston, Jan. 13.-All our farmers
are busy walking over and planning
out thier this years crop-how much
they will plant and how much fertll-
izer they will use and what kind.
There has been some moving in
our community, some out and some
in. A. L. Mcmillan and family have
moved out to Bamberg and Mr.. Eph-
riam Bishop has taken charge of his
farm, and several other changes have
been made.
There are several new buildings
going up in our Colston section. Must
mean business.
. La-grippe has its hold on most of
the people. 1t has it's right name.
When it takes you it holds you with
a firm grip.
The wedding bells rang so steadily
before Christmas that the clappers all
wore out, ond as soon as the black
smiths put them back in they will
start to ringing again. Soon,
think.
Mrs. Mary E. Beard will celebrate
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1913-01-16
Established 1891.
CAN'T KISS BY TELEGRAPH.
Russian Censorship Over Wires For
bids Any Use of CIPHER.

The "Russkoe Slovo' gives some
interesting sidelights on the compli-
cations and general difficulties which
new Russian postofice order has
caused for, private individuals who
use the telegraph as means of COM
municating their thoughts and de-
sires as rapidly as possible.
The telegraph employees were re-
Gently ordered, says the London
Standard, to take special care in re-
ceiving private messages that con-
tained any words or phrases that
might be of ambiguous meaning,
and might be suspected to take the
place of code.
Such messages were to be refused,
and in cases of doubt when anything
suspicious was found after reception
the offending dubious parts were to
be omitted from the message.
A correspondent of the "Russkoe
Slovo" saw young woman, evidently
of high degree, in angry alteration
with the employee at the counter.
The fact Was eRly too evident that
the two were fatty contradicting
each other, and it was also plain that
all the signs of the cross that were
made to attest the truth of her as
sertions were of no avail against the
skepticism of the official.
The correspondent was then let
into the secret of the dispute. There
lay on the counter an apparently
harmless note from the young woman
to her husband. 1t finished with the
rather conventional ending 10000
x" which plainly meant nothing
more than what the four or five-year-
old boy commonly sends to his moth
er before he has learned to write.
But the official, possibly no great
enthusiast for such childish lyricism,
held the message up and asked what
was meant.
"Kisses!" said the young woman,
wondering whether he were ignorant
or disbelieying.
"But what do you mean by kiss
esq" replied the official, who was by
no means satisfied by the answer.
"The kiss of wife, of course!"
said the woman.
But how are we to be sure?" ask
ed the man. 1t may mean bombs,
or even forbidden books. We can not
accept cypher messages, and we must
be quite certain that the sendars of
kilograms really mean what they
say"
And as the official was not at all
sure of the literal accuracy of the
10000 X' that part of the mess
age was ultimately suppress