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The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
A quarter of a million dollars. ii

A quarter of a million dollars, IL
crease in the maintenance account OF
the new state university and $25,00U
the state university and $25,00000
for new building has been allowed
by the ways and means committee OF
the Kansas house. The appropriation
bill for the university has been COM
pleted and it shows total of $1,246,
900 for the general expenses of the in
stitution for the next two years,
an increase of $266,63O more than
was allowed by the 1912 legisla'
ture and $66S,000 less than the univer.
sity asked for from the legislature.
The increase in the appropriation al
lows the university to retain it's pro.
fessors and instructors who have been
threatening to leave because of offers
OF higher salaries. 1t also permits the
big school to add additional instruct.
ors and pay other expenses incident
to the natural growth.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Held on Charge of Robbins Bank

Independence, Kan.-Ed Jackson
Harry McNeal, Len Hicks and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Grover Ready, all of Coffeyville
were given a preliminary hearing here
on the charge of robbing the Liberty
State bank on the morning of Sunday
January 5. At the conclusion of the
hearing Jackson was discharged, there
being no evidence to show he was in
any way connected with the affair
The others, including Mrs. Ready,
were bound over to the district court
in the sum of $1,000 each.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
KANSAS TOPICS
MASONIC GRAND LODGE HELD
Fraternal Home at Wichita Receives
Gift of $4,000.

Wichita, Kan.-The fifty-seventh
annual session of the Masonic Grand
lodge of Kansas was adjourned here
after an unrestricted gift of $4,000 to
the Kansas Masonic home in this city.
Officers elected are:
Elrick C. Cole Great Bend, grand
master; Charles II. Chandler of To-
peka, deputy grand master; William
l.. Burdick, Lawrence, grand senior
warden; C. H. Lamb, Yates Center,
grand junior warden; William Frank
March, Lawrence, grand treasurer;
Albert X. Wilson, Topeka, grand sec.
retary.
A past masters jewel was present
ed to William Easton Hutchinson OF
Garden City, retiring grand master,
The 1914 grand lodge will meet in
Topeka The next grand commandery
will meet in Manhattan and the East.
ern Star in Salina on dates to be
chosen later.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
WOULD TURN MEMORIAL
BUILDING INTO PRINTERY
Representative Boyd Wants Marble
Building in Topeka Used For
School Book Plant.

Topeka. Kan.-How do the soldiers
or Kansas like this? H. N. Boyd, an
old soldier member of the house from
Republic county, introduced bill re-
Gently turning the new State Memoir
ial hall into state printing plant for
the purpose of printing the state text
books.
Congress allowed a big war claim
to Kansas. The legislature appropri-
ated from this claim the money to
build Memorial hall as a memorial to
the old soldiers of the state. 1t is not
vet completed and the old soldiers are
depending upon this legislature to
make an appropriation for that pur.
pose. Now comes the bill proposing
to turn into state printing plant
a marble building costing over $780,
600 as 1t stands. Here is the sub
stance of the bill as introduced.
BE it enacted by the legislature Of
the state of Kansas that the building
known as the Memorial hall, in the
city Of Topeka, be officially named as
the Soldiers Memorial building dedi
Gated to the school children of Kan
sas, and that its use be defined as the
state printing plant, for the publica
tion of text books for the use of the
school children of Kansas, and that
the above inscription, Soldiers Me
mortal building dedicated to the schoo
children of Kansas, be inscribed there
on"
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Dodge City, Kan.-Dodge's marshal
Carry Orebaugh, resigned because, ne
said, he was not being backed by the
people in his attempt to enforce the
laws. Orebaugh arrested Byron Pool,
farmer charged with intoxication.
Pool resisted and there was a struggle,
the officer finally landing his man in
Jail after shaking two bottles Of whis-
key out of his pockets in the strug.
gle. Later, Pools lawyer secured
his release on habeas corpus writ in
the probate court, so that Pool could
attend dance. Later Pool pleaded
guilty to the charge against him and
paid his fine.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Senate

The Kansas State Agricultural col
lege will have s1,O02,5O for its gen.
eral expenses during the next two
years. Only one new building was al,
lowed the college by the senate ways
and means committee, this being a
new animal husbandry barn, but there
was an increase allowed the school for
its general maintenance account and
to increase its extension work among
the farmers through the farmers in
stitutes. The college authorities ask
ed for almost quarter of a million
dollars more than was given them.
The committee allowed the college
within $4,000 of what was wanted for
general expenses. Two years ago, the
college was given 1897 900, including
$i53,0O0 for new buildings. This year
it was given over million dollars and
a very small amount for a new biuld
ing that Is urgently needed.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Wichita, Kan.-A dispatch from
Washington says that appropriations
for federal buildings in number OF
Kansas cities are included in the omni-
bus house buildings bill reported to
the house by the committee on pub.
lie buildings and grounds. CherryvaIe,
El Dorado and Pratt each get 100000
for the purchase of a site, and the
erection of postoffice building. For
the erection of a building at Hiawa-
tina, Kan, 100000 is appropriated. The
government already owns a site at
Hiawatha.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Assault With Intent to Kill.

Emporia, Kan.-Walter Wright was
found guilty Of assault with intent to
kill on Archie and ROLAND Rlcka-
baugh, the shooting having occurred
the night of December 81. The jury
was out but three hours. Wright
went to the Rickabaugh farm which
adioins his own farm two miles east
of Emporia. He was accosted by the
Rickabaughs and replied by shooting.
Archie Rickabaugh was dangerously
injured. The trouble grew out of an
old feud.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Plckens' Friends Petition Taft.

Chanute, Kan.-Petitions with l..
600 signers, together with letters from
a number of influential men, have
been sent to President Taft, asking a
pardon for S. NJ. Pickens, former cash.
Ter of the First National bank of
Thayer, convicted before Judge Pol,
lock in the federal court of falsifying
the banks accounts and misapplying
its funds. Mr.. Pickens was sentenced
to five and one-half years in the peni-
tentiary. He has appealed and is out
on bail. Among those in Kansas City,
Mo-, who signed the petition were T.
A. Pollock, brother OF Judge Pollock;
William Warner, former United States
senator, and Mayor Jost. Pickens ao-
counted for shortage in the accounts
by lack Of expert help and poor book.
keeping.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
offer to Furnish cuticIe Accepted.

Wichita, Kan.-Three men who vol
unteered to give their cuticle to save
the life of Willie Patterson, 10 years
old, who ran into burning house anC
saved his little brother and sister
when no one else would risk their
lives, are to be given a chance to
make good with their offers. Physi
clans have decided that an operation
to graft cuticle on the boys burned
body, would be necessary. The volun
teers will be called upon. They are
Howard E. Hodgson, president of the
senior class of Fairmount college;
Cyrus Wells, son of we'll known busi-
ness man, and Eugene Murphy, OF
Louisville, KY, who was a patient at
the hospital when the boy hero was
taken there.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Auditor Won Case in Supreme Court

Topeka Kan.-State Auditor w. e.
Davis won a case in the supreme
court the other day The action was
brought by Kearney county to compel
the state auditor to credit that coun-
ty with $5,00S07 in state taxes COM
promised between 1883 and 1905. The
county was unable to collect it's full
taxes and in some instances made a
compromise with the property own
ers. The supreme court holds that
the county had a right to compromise
for the payment of the taxes, but that
that does not relieve the county from
the payment of the full state taxes.
The court denied the writ of manda.
mus asked for by Kearney county.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Jointist Gets Hard Sentence.

FL Dorado, Kan.-Declaring that he
was ready to hang up his hat and re-
main in a cell until the ants carried
him through the keyhole, Simon Stew.
enson, barber, was committed to Jail
after being convicted in Police Judge
Avery's court on liquor selling
charges. He was fined $1,000 and SEN
fenced to 24O days in Jail. A city Or
dinance provides 500 to $500 fine and
80 days to six months Imprisonment.
There were four counts against Stev-
enson and Judge Avery imposed $3.50
and GO days on each.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Lived Near Atchlson s5 Years.

Atchison, Kan.-W. l.. Gentry, aged
20 years, who has lived within sight
Of the site of AtchisQn for lsixty-five
years, died at his home here. He was
a retired farmer, but had been an EN-
ploye of the Missouri Pacific railroad
after his retirement until his last i'll
ness. Gentry came to Rushville, across
the river from Atchison, with his par
ems, siXty-five years ago. Later he
moved to Kansas and engaged in farm
ing in Atchison county.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Would Abolish State Militia.

Topeka, KAMA bill to put the or.
ganized militia of Kansas, known as
the Kansas National Guard. out OF
business, was introduced recently by
Senator j. NJ. Davis of Bourbon. The
bill provides that the officers and en-,
listed men of the Kansas National
Guard shall be paid whatever money
is due them, and shall then be honor.
ably discharged, in case their records
are clear. All ordnance, ordance
stores and other property in the hands
of the Kansas National Guard and be
longing to the state shall be turned
over to the executive council for safe
keeping, and any military stores, arms
and equipment belonging to the Unit
ed States, which is now in the hands
of the guard, shall be turned over to
the proper United States authorities.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
oppose Forrest Reserve Plan.

Dodge City, Kan.-Settlers in the
western Kansas counties do not want
the national forest reserve opened for
settlement and say it is only a move
of the enemies of conservation to ruin
that policy. II has been proposed to
open up $4,000 of the 100000 acres IN
the reserve for agricultural settle
ment on the ground that forestation
has not been a success. The settlers
deny this, and say the forest would
prove a boon to western Kansas in 8
few more years.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Fined SIS For Spearing Fish.

Great Bend, Kan.-The first arrest
made in Barton county for an infrac'
ton of the game law occurred when
William McCarty and William Adams
were arrested for spearing fish and
paid fines of s. each and costs. Set
tiers along Walnut creek have been
watching for men who are in the hab.
it of spearing and seining fish, but
had been caught.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Mexicans Ordered to Leave Wichita

Wichita. Kan.-To rid the city OF
undesirable citizens" the police
rounded up twenty-five Mexicans and
deported them. Following burglaries
at two stores and a pistol duel be.
tween a policeman, NJ. A. Gilmore,
and five Mexicans, in which the of
ficer was shot through the arm, ev-
cry Mexican, not employed, was ar
rested. The first consignment of
prisoners, twenty-five, were taken to
the city limits and told to decamp.
Other deportations are to follow,
states Chief of Police G. T. Cubbon,
who says that most of the petty thiev-
ing going on in this city, can be traced
to the dusky foreigners.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

The Brown anti-white slavery bill
passed the senate with only three dis.
senting votes and probably will be-
come law within a short time The
senate added number of amendments
to the bill as it was passed by the
house and as soon as the house ac-
cepts these amendments the bill will
go to the governor for signature and
then will be law. 1t provides a pen
atty of one to five years imprison-
ment in the state penitentiary to any
one transporting white slaves from
one part of the state to another, thus
supplementing the Mann federal white
slave law covering interstate trans
portation of white slaves. Keepers
and owners of immoral houses are
also liable to the same penitentiary
sentences.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
K. U. EnroIIment Shows increase.

Lawrence, Kan.-With the opening
of the new semester at the University
Of Kansas the enrolment of the school
jumped from 2,4O3 to 2,515. This in
crease will make the enrolment for
1919 surpass that of 1912 by more than
100. This is healthy increase" said
Registrar George o. Foster, "and
shows that the university is rising in
popularity over the state. BY the time
the final figures are made up the in,
crease may be higher A very prosper
Gus year 10 expected.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
His Wedding Will Wait.

Winfield, Kan.-Waiter Wood OF
Atlantaa, was terribly burned as the
result of gasoline explosion. He
tried to start fire with coal oil, and
by mistake got hold of the gasoline
can. The explosion, besides burning
him terribly, set fire to the house,
which he had just furnished in antic.
ipation of taking home a bride, and
It was completely destroyed, with all
its contents. The wedding, which
was to have taken place in a few
days, has been postponed.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Slayer Gets go Years.

Wichita, Manipulating guilty to
the murder of Mrs. Emma Deisher, his
step-mother, Daniel Deisher, 19 years
old, was sentenced to the state peni-
tentiary for ninety-nine years by
Judge Thornton w. Sargent of the
local district court. Deischer Said he
killed his step-mother because she
"nagged" him.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Senator Millions bill to exempt from
taxation the real and personal prop
erty OF all benevolent, religious and
fraternal societies was killed by the
senate after Senator Price, of Clark
county, had declared that the bill
contained a joker in that it extends
the exemptions provided in the con,
stitution to include college frats and
sororities. relieving them from paying
taxes upon their frat houses and fur.
nishings. TIE senate decided that the
frats are Just as able to pay taxes as
boarding house keepers and killed the
bill.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Columbus Kan.-William Durkee,
foreman of the Dupont Powder works
at Turck, was shot by Arden Pattyson
watchman at the plant, and died 80
minutes later. Pattyson surrendered
to the authorities. The coroner's in
quest failed to disclose any motive
for the shooting beyond the fact that
Durkee had told Pattyson not to work
that night, believing he had been
drinking Earlier in the evening Pat
tyson had quarrel with another man
and started home, declaring he would
get his gun and shoot him. Instead
he got the gun and went to the works
where he forced the engineer to sound
the four blasts on the whistle which
is the signal to call the supernten-
dent to the plant in case of emer-
gency. When Durkee arrived there
Pattyson shot him.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Mother of Admiral vreeIand Dead.

Burlingame, Kan.-Mrs. S. S. Nree
land aged 92 years, died at her home
in this city She is the mother of Ad,
miral Charles E. Vreeland. Mrs. Vree-
land was born in England the same
year as Queen Victoria was christen-
ed in Westminster Abbey and left her
native land for America upon the day
Victoria was proclaimed queen. She
came to Kansas in 1870.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
searchers Find sa,2oo in oat Bin.

Wichita, Kan. for gold
at the home of the late r.. d. Har-
rold, at Burlington, Kan, found 3d.
200 in the oat bin where the eccen-
trio man had hidden it. Harold was
killed by horse several weeks ago,
and as he did not believe in banks,
his relatives have prosecuted a close
search for money he was known to
have.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
House

With the lobby filled by women who
were keeping tab on every member
the house passed two measures cal
culated to be of benefit to the womr
and girls who work-the minimum
wage bill and the bill limiting the
working hours of women. The mini
mum wage bill was passed by a vote
of 65 to 4S and fixes a minimum wage
Of So a week. The bill limiting the
working hours was passed by vote of
"a to go and provides for a work day
Of hours. The minimum wage bill
had very narrow margin, 63 votes
being necessary to the passage OF a
bill in the house.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Frisco Train Kills kansan.

Olathe, Kan.-John Ball, married
man, employed on the railroad at
Ocheltree, was run over and instantly
killed by a Frisco train. He was
caught in a cattle guard, six miles
south of Olathe, and thrown fifty feet
from the track.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

]. M. Gilman, representative from
Leavenworth county, is a friend of the
school teacher. He has been in the
school teaching business himself. He
introduced a bill in the house provid-
ing for pensions for persons who have
spent 20 years or more in that Drofes-
sion in Kansas. The pension is not
to exceed SIS a month and is to be
paid only in case the school teacher
retires. II the person has taught con-
tinuously for 21 years he is entitled to
S1s a month, and SO per month for
each year over 20.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
Dies From Effects of Explosion.

Salina, Kan.-NIiss Hattie Feitz, 20
years old, died at st. Barnabas hos
pital from the effects. of burns she
received in gasoline explosion. She
was student at a business college
here.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Hasty marriages will continue to be
permitted in Kansas as a result of
the senate's action in killing the
Troutman bill to require persons de-
string TO marry to publish their ap-
plication for marriage license in
the official county paper at least six
days before they secured their license
The senators decided that romance
should not be sacrificed for prosaic
laws and killed the bill by a vote of
20 to 13.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

The board of corrections bill intro
duced in the senate by Sen. ]. w.
Howe and passed by that body, was
concurred in by the house. The vote
on the concurrence was ~ to 2. This
bill abolishes the state penal board
and places the state penitentiary, the
state reformatory, the boys industrial
school and the girls industrial school
under the direction of the state board
of corrections.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Senator Huffman has asked that the
law making it necessary for operators
of traction engines to lay planks
across bridges and shut off steam
when meeting horse-drawn vehicles be
repealed.
AS soon as the bill is published the
boards of regents of the three big edu-
cationai institutions will be dead let
ters. Governor Hodges has attached
his signature to the measure consoli-
dating the management of the three
institutions under board of there
members.
A county demonstration farm with
an appropriation not to exceed $780,
900 and paying special attention to ir-
rigation has been suggested in the
form of bill by Senator Malone of
Rawlins county. The counties would
establish these farms upon vote of
the people.
Senator Pauley wants to place the
gypsum mines of the state under the
regulation of the state mine inspectors
and subject to inspection by the state
similar to the system used in watching
the operation of coal mines. He has
introduced bill to this effect.
Senator Williams offered bill call.
ing for the adoption of adults as we'll
as children in Kansas. The adults
are to be adopted and placed under
the same privileges as the children.
Senator Klein, of Allen county, of. |
fered a bill in the senate requiring |
contractors to guarantee for four years |
all stone, steel and concrete bridges |
they build in the state. Defects of de-
sign, workmanship and construction
must be supported by a four-year test
Labette county wants a state ex.
perimental station of the agricultural
college. Senator Hinds introduced
a bill calling for an appropriation of
$4,000. or this amount $4,000 is FOR
buildings and equipment and $4,000
for maintenance. ]
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Appropriations totaling S1,6i2,6OO
were made by the house the other day
on one roll call. OF this amount ST.
458,60O was to state charitable insti-
tutions. The remainder was for the
state printing plant and for incident
al purposes, including a pavilion at
Pawnee Rock. All of the bills had
been drawn or recommended for pas
sage by the ways and means commit
tee
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Resolutions were put through the
house and the senate urging President
Taft to sign the Webb-Kenyon bill
which prohibits the shipment OF IN
toxicating liquor into prohi, ticn
state except under certain conditions.
Originally, both houses adopted resou-
tions urging the Kansas delegation in
Washington to work for the Kenyon.
Shepard bill. The Webb-Kenyon bill
was substituted and passed by both
houses of congress and is now in the
hands Of President Taft.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

Bag factories for the state penten-
tiary and the state reformatory are
provided for in a bill introduced in
the house by w. w. Gordon of wy.
andotte county. He would have these
plants operate in the same manner as
the twine plant at the penitentiary.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28

The county hospital bill introduced
by ]. W. Carnahan of Clay county,
was passed by the house by vote of
IA to 20. There was determined op-
position to the measure. but Mr.. Car
nahan managed to rally more than
enough votes to pull it through. The
bill is simply an enabling act which
permits counties to levy maximum of
two mills for the establishment and
maintenance of county hospitals where
every one shall be given the same fair
treatment. II county does not want
the hospital it doesn't need to levy
the tax or come within the provisions
of the act The bill applies to coun-
ties having a population of less than
10000.
The Chanute times., 1913-02-28
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNnEXSCIIOOL.
LESSON
By f. o. SELLERS. Director OF Dve-
ming Department The Moody Bible In4
sttute OF Chicago)
LESSON FOR MARCH 2
GODS COVENANT WITH ABRAps

LESSON TEXT-Gen. l5:5-1S.
GOLDEN TEXT-"He is faithful that
promised. Heb. 1923.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-10-28
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
Meeting OF Teachers and County Rural
School Improvement AssOcia-
ton.

In Newberry High school building
on Saturday, November 1, at eleven
o'clock the following program will be
carried out:
Introduction-Mr. J. B. O'Neall Hol-
loway, president Newbsrry county
teachers association.
History and Aims of Rural School,
Improvement Association-Miss
Hite, presiding State R. S. l. A.
Instrumental Solo-Miss kibler,
Newberry High school.
Organization Of County Rural School
Association--Miss Hite.
Roll call o. teachers.-Miss Wise,
secretary Newberry County Teachers
association.
Announcements Brown.
All teachers, trustees and patrons
are urged to attend this important
meeting.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-10-28
FIVE MEN IN AUTOMOBILE.
Occupants of Car Net With Accident
and Two of the Party Badly
Bruised Up.

Returning to the city about five
o'clock Thursday afternoon in an au-
o'clock Thursday afternoon in
an automobile driven by Mr..
Richard Burton, ! with Sheriff
Blease occupying the front seat with
him and Messrs. C. ]. Purcell, L. w.
Floyd and E. NJ. Evans in the rear
seat, an accident occurred which came
near being very serious to two Of the.
occupants In passing over the oval
shaped crossing in College street near
the residence of Mr.. Fred. H. Dominickt
in the city, the sudden jolt caused COL.
Purcell and Mr.. Floyd to give a bounce
against the ribs at the top which
caught each one in the nose and knock.
ed the two unconscious for short
while, giving Col. Purcell very severe
bruises in the face, Mr.. Floyd getting
off with, the injury confined to his nose.
Each had a pretty big nose after the
accident Col. Purcell had to have his
nose and face doctored and bandaged.
Mr. Evans escaped injury, being held
down between the two. The other oc-.
cupants were not hurt. 1t was just
one of those natural accidents, the
car bouncing over the rise of the
crossing and causing the men to lurch
forward unexpectedly. 1t was hard
blow for two and the whole party will
be more careful hereafter how they
pass one of these hunchback cross
ineS