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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
KANSAS TOPICS
WIFE DEsERTER CAN I
BE SENT TO THE PEN
Superior Court Holds the Law Is Con-
stitutional.

Topeka, Kan.-The law passed by
the last legislature providing for
term in the penitentiary for wife de-
serter was held constitutional by the
supreme court in a case from Stafford
county. 1t is the first case in which
the constitutionality Of the new law
has been tested.
Robert E. Gilmore was arrested on
the charge of having deserted his
wife and leaving her in destitute cir
cumstances. He plead that he was in
Texas at the time the law was en-
acted. The supreme court holds that
is no excuse and that he must pay the
penalty, which is two years at hard
labor in the penitentiary. The at,
torney for Gilmore raised the point
that the punishment fixed is too Sc
we're. On this point the court says:
Its severity need trouble no one
who possesses sufsicient instincts OF
manhood and decency to entitle him
to remain outside prison walls"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
KANSAS OFFICERS
MAY Be RECALLED
SENATE PASSES CONSTITUTION
AL MEASURE BY VOTE OF 20
TO 1o-NoW UP TO VOTERS.
VOTED ON IN 1914 ELECTION
Senate Changes Necessary Petition
Signatures-Five Per Cent of Vot-
ers May Call Vote on Judges,
rs Per Cent Necessary for
County Officials.

Topeka, Kan.-The senate adopted
the house resolution for the constitu-
tional amendemnt providing for the
recall of all elective and appointive Of
ficers in the state. Some amendments
were made but it was asserted by
house leaders who heard the senate
debate that the house will agree to
these amendments.
The final vote on the resolution was
20 to TO- Senator Overfield being abb
sent. The measure will be voted on
by the people at the 1914 election.
The house resolution provides for
a recall of all officials on the presen-
tation of a petition by 10 per cent OF
the voters. The senate amendment
provided for the recall of state Off
Gals in 10 per cent petition, for
district officers and district judges on
a per cent petition, and upon county
officials by rs per cent petitions. The
senate also provided that those who
signed the recall papers must be those
who voted for the officials sought to
be recalled. The purpose Of the
amendment was to stop the political
turmoil throughout the state all tho
time by efforts being made to recall
officials by political opponents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Senate

The Kansas State Agricultural col
lege will have $1,OO2,5O0 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 ana
to increase it's extension work among
the farmers through the farmers in
stitutes The college authorities ask
ed for almost a quarter Of 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 $997,OOO, including
$4,000 for new buildings. This year
it was given over million dollars and
very small amount for a new build
ing that is urgently needed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Poetry and Music.

If l had to live my life again I would
have made a rule to read some poetry
and listen to some music at least once
every week; for perhaps the parts OF
my brain now atrophied would thus
have been kept active through use
The loss of these tastes Is loss OF
happiness, and may possibly be inju
rious to the intellect, and more prob
ably to the moral character, by en-
feebling the emotional part Of our ma
ture.-Charles Darwin
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
ENGLISH UNIVERSITIES.

1t is quite generally assumed that
English collegiate education lags
behind American. A knowledge OF
the exact facts about the matter is
of some practical value. therefore, es'
pecially because Oxford and Cam
bridge are not the only centers of
learning in England Years ago a
movement began to found in the prin-
cipal cities institutions having char
acter leading to vocational efficiency;
and today London. Liverpool. Man
chester, Birmingham. Leeds. Sheffield
and Bristol all possess such centers
OF modern equipment. In each case
the founders and heads Of the move
ment have aimed to give the estab-
lishment a special quality OF attrac-
ton in the eyes of the locality; and
so the colleges and universities have
been developed with the aid OF the
small givers AS the expense OF at
tendance is small, provision sought
from the first. the cities and their
surrounding towns are able to offer
college education to almost anybody
who wishes It, Thus the situation Is
apparently more favorable to students
than the college system in this coun'
try. says the Providence journal
When young man or young woman
wishes an education, he or she does
not have to contemplate attending an
institution whose courses are design
ed especially for the whole length and
breadth OF the country. Such a cur
riculum offers itself. but only along
with the more practical one which
the life of the local community sug
gests.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Topeka, Kan.-EIe minimum wage
bill passed by the house applies to
"hired girls" If a domestic does not
get her meals and lodging from the
family which employs her she must re-
ceive a wage of not less than Sc a
week. If she receives her board and
lodging she must be paid not less
than 50 week. If girl works by
the week for family and is only fur
nished meals and lodging part of the
time the employer is permitted to de
duct from the Sc weekly minimum
wage Is cents for each meal or lodg
ing.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
CHILD'S FACE ALL RED SPOTS

632 N. 9Th St., Terre Haute, Ind
my little nephew, g boy of four
years, had breaking out on his face
It was little red spots at first, then
he would rub and scratch and water
blisters would form, and wherever the
water would run another would come
until his face was covered with them
He would cry and fret. His mother
got some medicine, but 1t did not dc
any good. He would scream and cry
and say 1t hurt. We hardly knew him
his little face was all red spots and
blisters. So I begged him to let me
put some Cuticura Ointment on them
The next morning l made a strong
soap suds with Cuticura Soap anc
washed his face in the warm suds
The little blisters burst by pressing
the cloth on them. After had hi
face washed, l put the Cuticura Oint
ment on and in short time his little
face was all red and dry. I kept using
the Cuticura Soap and putting on the
Cuticura Ointment and his face got a!
we'll and it did not leave a scar. HI
was entirely cured in about one weel
and a half" (Signed) Mrs. Arthur
Haworth, Jan. 10, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment solt
throughout the world. Sample of eacl
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L. Boston,
| Adv.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
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 great ex-
tent responsible for the erection of the
new Methodist church. He was never
married. According to the terms OF
the will, 81 1000 is donated to the Wes-
leyan university at Salina, $1,000 goes
to the NJ. E. church of Roxbury, and
the balance, about $1,000, was willed
to the ON folks home at LiSdsborg,
where he had been taken care of dur
ing The last year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

He shot down the stairs like
flying squirrel" says recent story.
This Is the kind OF metaphor that
Prof. Barrett Wendell, who has writ
ten a very good book on English COM
position, would condemn. A flying
scuirrel does not shoot down the
stairs The purpose was to give one
a vivid idea Of how the man looked
when he was falling. But as no one
ever saw a flying squirrel falling
down stairs, and as few have seen
a flying squirrel in any other enforced
or voluntary exercise, the figure did
not help. Now, II one wishes to de-
scribe a flying squirrel and should
say tina. 1t looked like person fall
ing down stairs, the description might
not be accurate, but the literary style
would be good For many persons
have seen a child fall down stairs
Admittedly. the smile like flying
squirrel has bizarre. "ppIAnd-at
'em" manner that is rather taking II
modern story writing. Yet its use
affords a good example of how no
to 10 t."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
This Was a Wonderful Cow.

McPhersoN, KAN. A. Tolle, OF
Gypsum Creek township, Mcpherson
county, claims the record of brood
cow, she having given birth to six
calves in the period of two years. In
January, 1911, she gave birth to twin
calves, and January 2, 1912, one call
was born, and recently she again pro
duced triplets, or six in less than
two years time All the progeny are
healthy and well formed and growing
as any other young calves. The young
v,other of this brood is not a high
bred animal, but is common grade
of Shorthorn blood.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
There is a division of labor in mod

There is a division of labor In mod
ern astronomy. Some astronomer
are devoted to astro-physical research
some are mathematicians, others. to
borrow the phrase Of Keats. are watch
ers OF the skies. Lewis Swift, who Ia
dead at Marathon. N. Y, at the age oil
ninety-two. belonged to the latter
class. He was made director OF the
Warner observatory at Rochester
now the Lowe observatory, III
1882 Long before that time he had
discovered many comets. ateroids and
nebulae. In 1878. during total solaI
eclipse, he thought he caught g
glimpse Of two intra- Mercurial plan
cts. The list of his discoveries oil
comets, asteroids and nebulae would
be long. as may be judged from the
fact that nine hundred OF the latter
are recorded to his credit.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Load of Seed Brings $3.50.

Great Bend, Kan.-Charles Allison
a farmer, marketed a load of alfalfa
seed which brought $3.50. There were
1000 pounds of seed in the load, on
one wagon. 1t was second crop alfal'
ia and that portion of the field which
Allison had worked with a spring
tooth sarrow after each cutting this
year gave him seven bushels of seed
to the acre and then there was a
waste.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Fined SIS For spearlna 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 So each and costs. Set
tiers along Walnut creek have been
watching for men who are in the hab'
it of spearing and SEEMING fish, but
this was the first time that any one
had been caught.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
searchers Find 5000 in Dat Bin.

Wichita, Kan.-Searchers for goio
at the home of the late R. D. Har'
rold, at Burlington, Kan, found $3'
200 in the oat bin where the eccen'
trio man had hidden it. Harold was
killed by a 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.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
pisreaards Subpoena; Fined $50.

Lincoln Center, Kan.-It cost Mrs
Lola Price. of Salina, $50 to disoDey
a subpoena in the trial of w. W..
NcCanles here last fall. A fine OF
that amount was assessed against her
w.. Jrd"a Dallas Grover for contempt
Mrs. Price was wanted as witness
Cor the state, but went to Kansas City
during the McCanles trial. She swor'
that she went for medical treatmeS'
ord that NcCaules had nothing to dc
with her failure to appear.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Motorcycles Killed by Hitting Train.

Wichita, Kan.-Harry Mcmillan
aged 10, was instantly killed here
when he rode a motorcycle pell NELL
into a moving Missouri Pacific freight
train. The top of McMillan's head
was crushed off. He was going to his
home, and in crossing the railway
tracks failed to see the warning Sig
nails of the train crew.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

The Brown anti-white slavery bill
passed the senate with only three dis
senting votes and probably will be-
come a law within 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-
Icepts these amendments the bill Will
90 to the governor for signature and
then will be law. 1t provides 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.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

A woman in New York applying for
a divorce from a consumptive hus'
band was badly queered when the
"consumptive" husband appeared. Of
fering unooubted evidence Of weigh
ing over two hundred pounds. This
appearance put the court, instead OF
the defendant, in a declining condl'
ton.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Those who discover tyranny" In
the Chinese prescription of derby hats
for business wear-concerning which
It might be conclusive to produce the
official documents-should at least
hear in mind that the Chinese gov
ernment could as easily have imposed
on its subjects the cylindrical ant
funereal tove-pipe.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Senator Millions bill to exempt from
taxation the real and personal prop
erty of all benevolent, religious anil
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. The senate decided that the
frats are just as able to pay taxes as
boarding house keepers and killed the
bill.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

General Wood complains that we are
spending more money for automobile
tires than for war. But lot more fun
can be got out Of automobile tires
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

]. NJ. Gilman, representative from
Leavenworth county, is friend of the
school teacher. He has been in the
school teaching business himself. He
introduced bill in the house provid-
ing for pensions for persons who have
spent 20 years or more in that profess
sion in Kansas. The pension is not
to exceed SIS month and is to be
paid only in Gale the school teacher
retires. If the person has taught con
tinuously for 81 years he is entitled to
$1S a month, and SO per month fol
each year over 20.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

The ginning in Alabama to January
/ was 1,2S9,576 bales. To this must
he added about per cent. to cover
subsequent ginnings and also about
10000 bales of linters. A state crop
OF about 1,45O,OOO bales is expected,
as against a crop of r,73o.OOO bales
last year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

A boy soprano in Philadelphia has
been arrested for cracking safe
Perhaps he did It because the same
thing had happened to his voice.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
insufficient,

Knicker-Do you treat your cook as
one of the family?
Observation-Disclosures, no; we treat
her like three of the family.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

The best men are not in public life
saws a New York woman And moi
\ few me3 will agree with her.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
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 CT women. The mini
mum wage bill was passed by a vote
of 65 to 4S and fixes minimum wage
of Sc a week The bill limiting the
working hours was passed by vote o.
"a to 80 and provides for a work day
of 9 hours. The minimum wage bill
had a very narrow margin, GO vote
being necessary to the passage OF
bill in the house.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Hasty marriages will continue to bt
permitted in Kansas as a result OF
the senates action in killing the
Troutman bill to require persons de-
string TO marry to publish their APP
plication for a 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 vote OF
20 to Is.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

II it were not for the fools, the way
of the wise man would be all uphill
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

The board of corrections bill intro
duced IN the senate by Sen. j. w.
Howe anI passed by that body, was
concurred in by the house The Vote
on the concurrence was 72 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.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Only Kind They Go To.

"She wrote her name on new laid
egg"
That's good way to catch some
one with money"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

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-
cational institutions will be dead let
tiers. 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 Hduley WdHlS W pldCO Iho
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 a bill to this effect
Senator Williams offered a bill call
l ing for the adoption of adults as vel
= as children in Kansas. The adults
: are to be adopted and placed unde
the same privileges as the children.
Senator Klein, of Allen county, oil
fered bill in the senate requiring
contractors to guarantee for four year
. all stone, steel and concrete bridge
= they build in the state. Defects OF de
sign. workmanship and constructor
must be supported by four-year tes
It Labette county wants state e.
e perimental station of the agriculture
IT college. Senator Kinds introduce
Il a bill calling for an appropriation q
o $25, 900. OF this amount $4,000 is &c
'r buildings and equipment and $1,000
for maintenance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Appropriations totaling $1,642,6OO
were made by the house the other day
on one roll call. OF this amount ST.
45S,60O was to state charitable insti'
tutions. The remainder was for the
state printing plant and for incident
al purposes, including pavilion at
Pawnee Rock. All of the bills had
been drawn or recommended for pas
sage by the ways and means commit
tee.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27
Natural Result

'"That girl rings true"
"Of course. She is fine BELLE"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Resolutions were put through the
house and the senate urging President
Taft to sign the Webb-Kenyon bill
which prohibits the shipment of In
toxicatlng liquor into prohibition
state except under certain conditions
Originally, both houses adopted resolu
tons 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.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

The county hospital bill introduced
by ]. w. Carnahan Of Clay county,
was passed by the house by vote of
"A to 20. There was determined OPP
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 fail
treatment. If 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 thar
10000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Bag factories for the state peniten-
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 Irvine plant at the penitentiary.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-02-27

Agnes Wehrle, Ed
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-02-28

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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-02-28

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