Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-08-12
Chapman People Ask That City
Officials be Trained at the
State University.
SEND PETITION TO GOVERNOR
Signers Would Have Candidates for
Public Officers Show Diplomas
Certifying Their Fitness.

" clerks, registers of deeds, treasur-
ers and other county officers, mem
bers of the legislature and to fill other
city and state offices is wanted at the
University of Kansas. A petition
signed by five hundred citizens of
Chapman, asking that such a course
of study be established at the univer-
sity was sent to Governor Capper.
The people of Chapman would re-
quire every candidate for a public Of
lice to show his diploma or his ere
dentials of successful experience in an
Office. The petition filed with the
governor by w. S. Robb, principal of
the Dickinson High School, says:
"a public office holder fills a posi-
ton of as much Importance and re
sponslbility as any professional or
business man of the community Our
public office holders, while sometimes
men of broad general intelligence, in
teGrity and loyalty, almost always
have been unframed in the science. re-
sponsibility and practical workings of
public affairs. We have special de-
partments in our colleges and univer-
sites for the training of men for the
practice of medicine, law, ministry, en-
cheering and teaching. The depart
ments of political economy and eco
nomics and sociology in our schools do
not propose to train specialists in pub
lie management or professional pub
lie men. We believe that no man or
woman should be allowed to qualify
as candidate for public office who
cannot show credentials, either in
school training, successful experience
or eminent citizenship.
I'VE therefore ask the University of
Kansas for the establishment of a de-
partment for the training of city man
ayers. mayors, legislators and other Of
ficials and thus elevate politics to the
dignity of a real profession"
Canned Fruit in SchooI-More than
one thousand quarts of vegetables and
fruits have been canned during the
summer by fifty students at the sum-
mer session of the state manual train
ing normal under Prof. B. w. Scheib
Most of the fruit has been canned in
classes, but some of the students have
practiced at home or at the homes of
neighbors. The process indorsed by
the federal government has been used
by Professor Scheib and his stu
dents. The heating outfit by means
of which the fruit and vegetables af-
ter being blanched, are put through
a heat bath, consists of a lard can
with a false bottom made of wood.
The outfit cost fifteen cents.
Killed a SherIff-Oficials of Morton
county are in conflict and the opera
ton of the law practically has been
suspended as a result of the shooting
at Rolla of Sheriff Martin Moore. Don
Vanwormer, Rolla real estate man.
has been spirited out of Morton county
for safe keeping in the Jail in Hugo
ton, Stevens county. Two other men,
whom one faction in the county want
arrested as accomplices of Vanwormer
are still at large through the failure
of other county officials to issue war
rants fo- them.
Rider of Motor kiIIed.-AIlen Hook
er, the young man injured in an auto
mobile and motorcycle collision near
Mankato recently. is dead. Young
Hooker and a friend were returning
from the Mankato chautauQua about |
10 o'clock Sunday night, when they
collided with an automobile driven by |
Joe Dick, of Weber. Dust is sup
posed to have obscured the lights of |
both machines.
Leaves Fortune to Charity-James |
H. Richardson, IS years old, who died |
recently at Mcpherson, left the bulk |
of his fortune to philanthropy. Nc |
Pherson College was Piven a 160-acre |
farm; the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation another quarter section, and |
Southwestern College at Winfield |
three othe- farms in that section.
Richardson was a veteran of the Civil |
War. He never married
Oats Yield 70 BusheIs-Seyenty-
three bushels per acre is considered
an exceptional yield for oats, yet this
is what a small field of John Lefty. a
Republic county farmer, near Belle
vile, made this season. This is the
record oat yield here for the year.
Thousand at Birthday Party.-More
than one thousand people from Miami,
Franklin and Johnson counties, with
the Paola band did honor to Thomas
Coughlin at his home in the north
western part of Miami county the 9TH
er night to celebrate his ninetieth
birthday anniversary.
Killed Near Denver-Mr. and Mrs
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