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3 a' 5 EIGHT PAGES Ojie Section WEEKLY EDITION I Published Every Thursday. AND THE FORT SCOTT MONITOR Fort Scott Tribune, 1884; Fort Sootr Monitor, 1862; CONSOLIDATED: Fort News, 183; Forti.Scott republican, 190S. FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1925. VOLUME 43; NUMBER 50. LOCAL MEN CHOSEN U.

S. TO GET HER PAY ALL IN MEXICO JAIL AID INDUSTRY HITS AT FEDERAL AID BE NO GAS IA Gov. Paulen Program HUDSON AND BRYAN ON JUDI. i CIARY COMMITTEES. HUDSON MADE CHAIRMAN He's Head of House Judiciary Corn, mittee House Adjourns Until Tomorrow The Committees.

(By the Associated Tress.) Topeka, Jan. 14. The personrtl of two more senate committees was announced by D. A. N.

Chase, ident, at a brief session of the upper body this morning. At. tho close ot the meeting- tho senators filed into the hall of representa- tives to hear the message of.lovw ernor Paulen at a joint session. The two committees as announc-1 TAXATION Be cautious in classification of property under new tax amendment to constitution. Name joint legislative committee to study whole tax Question.

BUDGET SYSTEM Enact laws creating budget system in state government. STATE BOARDS Consolidate the multiplied state boards. STATE INSTITUTIONS Encourage educational institutions, but do it economically. All penal and charitable institutions should be under one board and state educational institutions under a board of regents, without salaries to serve seven to nine years, the terms overlapping. Remove schools entirely from political control.

GOOD ROAD Enact law for state system. Repeal benefit district law and enact new road laws providing cost of building from four sources, namely: automobile license money; tax on gasoline; limited tax on adjacent property; special tax on passenger and freight traffic. BANKING Amend guaranty law to withdraw interest from guaranty certificates. Interest on guaranty certificates now is sued exceeds the income of the it is possible to make against number of banks to the needs ALL EUROPEAN POWERS AC-CEDE TO OUR WAR DEMANDS. A LAST MINUTE VICTORY Interallied Proposal to Limit U.

S. Payment to Was Stricken Out. 0 (By the Associated Press.) Paris. Jen. 14.

Preceded by eleventh hour victory for the American delegation, the international financial conference closed today with the signing of the agreement for distribution among the various powers of the reparation annuities received from Germany under the Dawes plan. At almost the last moment the Americans obtained the 'elimination from the text of the clause limiting to $350,000,00, the amount of the 'American war damage claims to be paid from the Dawes receipts. As th revised Stands the United States will receive its 2 1-4 per -cent of (he annuities until its entire claims are paid. The agreement as signed constitutes a mass of detail which gathers up the scattered ends of the back accounts among the al-lli'p, liquidates the Ruhr limits the future outlay for the military occupation of the Rhlneland, fixes the running expenses of the reparation organiza tion, including the Dawes plan commission, and determines the proportion Germany's payments each and all are entitled to under the Dewes, arrangement, besides admitting the United States to participation and assuring the payment of its war damage claims as well as the cost o' the occupation of the Coblenz bridgehead. During the next two years the allies will be allowed a maximum or 160,000,000 gold marks Q00) for the maintenance of their troops on the Rhine.

The reparation commission which was allowed 9,250.000 gold marks (about 12,300,000) for 1925, will have to cut down its outlavs to 7,500,000 gold marks ($1,8713,000) in the following yott--, at the same time providing from that total a sum running up im a maximum to .1700,000 gjlU mutkrt ($925,000) for the Dawes plan organizations. PAID $1,500 FOR PAROLE. banking board to assist bank commissioner. PAROLES AND PARDONS The abuse of this power encourages crime. Enact law removing possibility of graft or suspicion In pardoning.

PENITENTIARY Build it larger it's too small. PRIMARY LAW Adopt shorter ballot. Hold primaries earlier in the year Nominate all county officers, candidates for con-in the governor by primary and elect delegates AGRICULTURE Improve market conditions for the farmer. Do not increase farm land assessments on strength of seeming restoration of farm land values. STATE TEXT BOOKS State publication is wise.

It will soon develop into free text books. WATER TRANSPORTATION Kansas is interested in it because she would be benefited by it. Open up the St. Lawrence for ocean-going vessels. Improve the Missouri and Kansas rivers for traffic.

CHILD LABOR Submit, the proposed amendment to the federal constitution to the voters of Kansas. CITIZENSHIP Adopt American Legion suggestion of setting apart one day each year in high schools to study of American constitution. ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES Reduce period of administration from two years to one. Kansas Wheat Girl A Typical Country Lass ed, follow: Elections Senator Parker, Emporia, chairman; 'Senators Ben- 1 nett, Washington; Davis, Greens-burg; Smyth, Great Bend: Thorne, Olathe. Judiciary Senator Fiulcy, Chanute, chairman; Senators Greensburg-; Geddes, Eldorado -Hegler, Wichita; Van lie Mark, Concordia: Kansas Knapp, Coff eyville O'Brien, Fort Parker, Emporia; Baker Topeka; Thorne, Olathe, Spencer, Sedan; Bennett, Washington; Apt, Ioia.

After bearing Governor Paulen's message, the house adoptsd the report of the committee, on ees, transacted other minor rou-' tine business and adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow movning. Speaker Hope announced tba following committees: Rule3 and Journal Representa- tive Endress, Leavenworth, Representatives Jackson, Coldwater, vice chairman; Eurer, Goodland; Mann, Osborne and Bennett, Marysville. Judiciary Hudson, Fort Scott, chairman; Sloan, Hoi ton, vice. chairwan! Archer, Hiawatha; Ben- nett, Marysville; Broadie, Kons-, ley; Dedrick, Wichita; LeaTenworth; Eurer, Goodland; Finigan, Kansas City; Hamilton, Topeka; Holem, Monrovia; Arkansas City; Martin, Hutchinson; Pleasant, Ottawa; Scates, Dodge City; Tillotson, Lenora: Tucker, Liberal; Weede, Fisher, Cedarvale, aad Syracuse. The speaker said late today that Representative Miliar of Kiowa -county will head the urilities com- mittee; Jackson of Comanche county the state affairs committee.

and Walter of Hamilton the ways and means. After hearing the governor's message read, the senators return-y I'd to their chamber and adjourned until 2 o'clock. Additional cor-l mittee chairmanship appointment I will be made later. Presie Chase of the senate indicated i.thI' these selections will include K. Geddes of Eldorado to head the oi.

and gas committee; James F. Getty Kansas City, cities or the first class and Smith L. Jackson ot Garnett, claims and accounts. B. F.

LANDERS DEAD. Hepler, Kansas Resident of 4C Years, Died at Pomonca, Cant. Funeral at Hepler Sunday. Word has been received of tht death of B. F.

Landers, a promi, pent retired farmer of Hepler Kansrs, which occurred yesterda; at the home of his daughter it Pomona. where he and hi! wife went three weeks ago spent the winter. Mr Landers was pbout 70 yean old pnd had lived at Hepler for 4 vears. He was a member of tm A. O.

U. W. Lodge and a lender ll the Methodist church. The body will arrive in For Scott Saturday at 11:30 over tb- Frisco. Tho funeral will bo ''eld Sunaa at 2:00 p.

rm at the ITepler M. conducted" by the Rev, Mi'tthaei. wife. Mr. Lfinder is survived hv the chil flypn; T.

L. Kdwrds. PonCi City. Mrs. H.

II. Ilobart Webster Mrs. J. Tanr.er, and Mm. L.

H. Reibe Henier. Mrs. Everett Ma of Pomona, Mrs. Lyle Shoe ni folif Trf KANSAS AUDITOR SAYS CAUSES HIGH TAXES.

IT PEOPLE KIDDING SELVES They. Pay Federal id and Match Their Own Dollars Makes Other Recommendations. (By The Associated Press.) Topeka, Jan. 14. A ntate budget system is recommended in the report of Norton A.

Tumor, state auditor, to the legislature. Mr. Turner will inibmit the report tomorrow. Federal aid is attacked as one of the principal causes of high taxes. I 'You cannot match dollars, with I the government without ing up the dollars." the auditor wai ns, In theory, Mr.

Turner explains, I there are two main objects of cuch aid equalization of opportunity and the burden of payment and sf imuli-tion to progressive action of tho states. "In fact, it is too often an effort I to. deceive ourselves into thinking we are getting something for noth-5 Ing. Tax spenders urge that as a I condition precedent to securing I federal aid, 'the f.tate- must raise and spend a specified amount. However meritorious the pro jects the people pay they pay federal taxes, state taxes and lecal taes 0 Such a system of subsidies is bound to increase the 'tax burden, and is a device evolved in recent years to secure from the tax paying public indirectly sums which they would refuse to assess themselves directly." Creation of a budget system, the auditor contends, will result in the elimination of numerous hoards, commissions ami bureaus, thus reducing the cost of government.

"Government is a business." the report states, "and the state should be run on business principles." Mr. Turner urges re-enactment of the 1919 refunding bond law, requiring serial payment of rtate bonds. The law was wiped out by the 1923 legislature. RAILROADS TO AID FRISCO AND MISSOURI PACIFIC HELP DRIVE WITH THE TOTAL NOW IS $16,842 Division Again Brings in Most Money With $855 Five New Gimpers on Honor 'Role. 'A great impetus was given to the Y.

M. C. A. financial drive today when W. K.

Calhoun, head of the executive committee, announced that the two railroads the Frisco and Missouri Pacific had practically' arranged to give $3,800 to the association. Each railroad will give $1,900. This amount, is in addition to the $900 given by the two railroads '-very year. The gilt of the two railroads is contingent on the sanction of Ihe higher officers of the two railroads at St. Louis, but as the move has been strongly recommended by both Supt.

H. H. Brown of the Frisco and Agent A. L. Tester of the Missouri Pacific, there is little possibility of it not going thru.

The budget for the coming year called for repairs to the building in the amount of $5,000. Superintendent Brown sent Mr. Spafford, one of the company employees, to the building this morning, and he estimated that the repairs could be made for 55,700. It was then that Mr. Brown stated that the Frisco would pay one-third of this amount if the Missouri Pacific would do the ranio.

This big contribution from the railroad company, together with other contributions, gave the executive committee $4,470 to turn in at. noon today, which, with a total of $2 453 from the four divisions, made the total This amount, vepiienteil 142 subscriptions ami swelled the gand total thua far inthe campaign to $10,842. Deo Division continues to lend the divisions. This division brought in $885 today lor r. irwirl total of They retain the broom.

Dave Davidson, captain of team No. 10, brought, in the most money today and Brudder Konautz was forced to give up the sack of money to Mr. Davidson. H. E.

Miller, captain of team No. 2, brought in the most subscriptions with 19 and was awarded tho sole leather which was previously held by Murray Weathers. Five new gimpevr- were added to the honor rolo today. They are Frnest Blin-coo. D.

A. Davidson, Murray Weathers, Derby Sharpe, and E. C. Gordon. The workers will meet at the usual timo tomorrow and the Rotary club' will meet with them.

There is hope of closing the campaign Friday noon, but no definite announcement has been made. Tho following is the standing of the divisions up to noon today: Ata't. Total Total Sub. 1 KUD, Am't. -n 84 19 S55 663 245 4,470 111 117 109 3,146 3,808 3,053 1,410 6,425 A Executive- 9 2S Totals 142 $6,923 346 $16,842 AGRICULTURAL BOARD MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS.

OPEN PUBLIC DOMAIN New Land Policy and Aid Thru Financial Agencies Recommend- A Committee on Grazing. Washington, Jan. 14. Assistance for th3 livestock industry thru existing financial agencies and thru a new land policy to permit grazing on unappropriated public domain were recommended today to President Coolidge by his agricultural commission in a preliminary report. A later report will deal with possible additional relief thru revision of transportation charges and a protective tariff.

One committee said it wished to emphasize now that "the welfare of agriculture also demands an early and thoro revision of the freight rate structure." Declaring existing agencies can handle the livestock financing situation, the commission declared the federal intermediate credit banks "should assume the full responsibility by aggressively and sympathetically undertaking to cover the field and thus support and supplement the normal financing of livestock paper." The only legislation suggested was amendment of the agricultural credits act to eliminate the provision that prohibits rediscounting by federal intermediate credits banks of loans negotiated by federally chartered agricultural credit agencies. In recommending use of the public domain for cattle grazing, the commission suggested that a uniform policy for grazing on national forests and public land be drawn up by a committee on which the livestock industry would be represented. Meantime the commission declared no increases should be made in grazing charges. HUFFMAN HEADS BOARD. Columbus Doctor Succeeds Mrs.

Cable on Administration Board Is On the Job. (By the Associated Press.) Topeka, Jan. 14. Immediately following the receipt of the resignation of Mrs. James A.

Cable as a member of the state board of administration this morning, Governor Paulen announced the appointment of Dr. C. S. Huffman of Columbus as her successor. Dr.

Huffman and the other two members of the board left at 11 o'clock for Hutchinson to investigate the fire which last night destroyed several buildings at the state reformatory. Mrs. Cable was named as a member of the board on last December 29 by former Governor J. M. Davis.

She succeeded W. P. Lambert-son, who was dismissed as a board member by the former governor because he disagreed the executive over the removal of E. II. Llnd-ley as chancellor of the state university.

At the time the governor-elect, Mr. Paulen was given the privilege of naming Lambertson's successor, but he declined, preferring to wait until he became governor. It was mutually agreed that Mrs. Cable was to serve only for the balance of the Davis administration, which ended last Monday noon. Dr.

Huffman is widely known in republican circles. He served as adjutant general of Kansas thru-out the period of the World war and was lieutenant governor from 1919 to 1921. Topeka, Jan. 14. After making an inspection of the destruction caused by the fire at the Hutchinson Reformatory, the state board planned to draw up recommendations for an immediate emergency appropriation by the legislature to repair the damage.

Superintendent A. S. Allpin of the reformatory reported this morning that the fire was discovered' in officers quarters. The hay barn, he said, was set afire by a prisoner. TO AID RAILROADS.

Railway Counsel Urges Reduction of Interest to "Prevent Great Financial Disaster." Washington, Jan. 14. Reduction in interest rates on debts to the government by several railroad systems as a means of "keeping the country from a great financial disaster," was urged today before the senate interstate commerce committee by Alfred P. Thorn, general counsel for the American Railway Executles' Association, The systems mentioned were the New York, New Haven, and Hartford, the Boston and Maine, and the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul.

Secretary Mellon agreed with spokesmen for these roads, that the government should cut the interest rate by one per cent or more. "All the government's interests would be benefitted by stabilization," the treasury secretary said. He disclosed that the three roads owe the government $194,000,000 and that other roads owe a total of $161,000,000. CAPTAIN AND CREW OF SAILING VESSEL "RUTH" HELD. "DR.

L0RENZ" A PRISONER Man Claiming to be Head of State Board of Control is One of the Prisoners. Washington, Jan. 14. The cap. tain and a or me crew of the American "sailing vessel" Ruth, of Pensacola, and a man claiming to be Dr.

W. P. Lorenz chairman of the Wisconsin state i "aye been placed in jail at Progreso, by order of the captain of the port of that place The state department announced the arrests today after receipt of a report from the consul at Progreso Representations were made at once to the Mexican government thru the American embassy in Mexico lity and the consul was instructed to make a thorough investigation and report details of the affair. Aside from the report that the Ruth had been shipwrecked details were lacking. No mention was contained in the counsul's report that the ship might have been charged with filibustering.

The counsel's dispatch was interpreted by officials here as indicating that some doubt existed as to the identity of "Lorenz." A. "well-bred man claiming to be Dr. Lorenz," was the wording of the dispatch. A total of 15,000 copies of the "Fort Scott Booster," a trade extension paper gotten out by the newly formed organization of Fort Scott businnes men, was published last tiight by the Tribune, and today is being distributed at many points, some of them as distant as 50 miles from Fort Scott. REFORMATORY FIRE STATE SUFFERS $100,000 LOSS AT HUTCHINSON.

500 INMATES HOMELESS Only One Prisoner Escaped and He Was Recaptured Housed in Work Buildings. Hutchinson, Jan. 14 At least $100,000 damage is estimated to have been done to the Kansas state reformatory here and nearly 500 inmates rendered temporarily homeless by a fire which last night swept the administration and central buildings. Starting shortly before 8 o'clock from an unknown cause, the flames fpread rapidly in the Vault-like strnptnro two large buildings were soon iiuiJfii'Kiy engunea. The fire Still burned thla mmnln.

but was well under control. All city firemen and all reformatory officers joined in fighting the names. The inmates were attending an entertainment in the chapel room when the fire was discovered, but were marched in an orderly manner to the manual trades building and placed under guard of detail of militia. Only one prisoner escaped, and he was nabbed by' city police. Just how soon the three big cell houses can be made habitable was not known today.

It was impossible at 9 o'clock this morning to get thru the smouldering ruins to the main guard room off which the cell house opens. Water is still being poured onto the smoking debris. No one was seriously hurt in fighting the fire. All walls are intact this morning though the two three-story buildings are wholly gutted. The administration building contained all offices the superintendent residence and officers' recreation rooms.

The main part of the building was occupied by a. lofty guard room gymnasium and auditorium. Superintendent A. S. Allpine said today he is at a loss what to do with the inmates if the cell house cannot bo made habitable at once.

Only farm details were busy today and p. cordon of national guardsmen patrolled the walls and traffic ways outside the walls. SAYS MONEY WAS STOLEN!" Mrs. Stanton. Former Officer of Missouri Women's Clubs, Denies Embezzlement Charge.

Kansas City, Jan. 14. Mrs. M'(-dred Stanton, former endowment secretary of the Missouri Federation or Women's clubs, charged with embezlement of $1,200 from the federation, voluntarily reported with her attorney at. the circuit court house here today.

It was agreed that she should be arraigned this afternoon. Mrs. Stanton denied that she embezzled the club funds, saying that they were stolen from her home here before she had an opportunity to send them to her suc-ceoaor. Mrs. Stanton was accompanied by her1 husband, Guy R.

Stanton, and their son. She insisted on a tour of the court house while her attorney was arranelng for the arraignment. Mrs. Stanton formerly lived in Lebanon, Mo. She cama to Kansas City about two years ago.

She was prominent in wopi-en club work. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL. TAX CARS ON CAPACITY Committee Recommends Sweep-j ing Changes in Stato Boards I and Banking Laws. I (By the Associated Vress.) Topeka, Jan. 14.

Abolition of several state, boards, commissions or departments was recommended to the legislature today by the bi-partisan legislative investigating committee created by the ia2u session. The committee also calls the attention of the legislators to the proposal lor a board of governors to take from the slate board o'i administration the control of the University or Kansas, the Kansas state agricultural college and the three slate teachers' collej.es. The committee does however, recommend the creation of such a board o' governors, merely suggesting that the legislature go into the proposal. After a careful study of the pro posed gasoUuc tax, the committee expresses the "opinion that under the constitution of the state a tax can not be imposed on gasoline as a license tax to be used for road building." The committee believes that a road toll tax migiit be enacted constitutionally. The road toll tax should be based, the legislature is informed on the amount of consumption of gasolene or other motor fuel in iutcrnal combustion engines used on public A tax not exceeding two cents a gallon is i tcommended.

Every stale tank should be required to have at leait $25,000 capital stock, the bi-partisan group reports, cayins "sale and sane banking requires this amendment to the charter laws." Banks with small capitalization of $10,000, the rtfort "are usually handicapped by ineflicient management and operated by men with little experience in the banidng business." Creation of a board of four members is recommended to help tue bank commissioner in admia-ihterlug the bank guaranty fund la'. board, wnose members would be paid on a per diem basis, would have jurisdiction ovrr only those banks coming under the guaranty fund. The court of industrial relations the state tax commission and the public utilities commission would merged into a body to be known as the public service commission. Five persons would serve on this commission, no more than three of the dominant political party. Abolition of the board of review, popularly known as the movie censor board, is suggested by the committee.

Theaters showing degrading or immoral films would be punished for a misdemeanor. The body known as the legislative reference library commission would be abolished and its work turned over to one person, attached to the state library department. The traveling library also would become a part of the slate, library department, with ono person in cirarge of it. 'Duties of the hotel commission would by turned over to the fire marshal's department. Administration o' the soldiers bonus law would be turned over to the adjutant general and the office of bonus director abolishej.

Inspection and supervision of barber shops would fall on health departments in first and second class cities and on county health officers in smaller towns. The state division of irrigation would be abolished. A literal cleaning up of certain parts of the state house is impossible, the committee points out, because the custodian of the building is unable to dismiss stubborn Janitors. State officials therefore should refrain from recommending persons for employment as janitors and give the custodian a free hand in hiring and firing. Three lawyers who received fees of $2,500 each from the titate bonus board have received sufficient remuneration, the committee points out inasmuch as two lawyers gave their service free.

Senator James W. Finley of Chanute, as chairman oi' the investigating committee, presentm! the report. and that there wan several thou-and dollars collected in cash that was not reported in his statement to the secretary of state, which under the law should show all such collections and the expenditures." BIG TRADE BALANCE. United States Shows Favorable Trade Balance of 1377.285,000 During the Year 1924. Washington, Jan.

14. A trade balance favorable to the UUted States of $377,285,000 for the calendar year 1924 was shown today in commerce department figures on the foreign trade of the nation for tho twolve months. Charles Willims, of Unloniown, who is at the Fort Scott Hospital suffering from a broken neck, was reported not so well today, having past bad nights last night and the night previous guaranty fund under assessments guaranteed of the community Limit the Authorize graduate, and Sterling college, where she now is attending school. Election day In Hutchinaon the mercuny registered 12 degrees below, but this did not prevent 48 young people, supporters of Mifjs Watson, from driving nearly oO miles to Hutchinson from Tuion where they made a house-to-house canvass for editions of the News' and Herald from which to cut votes for Miss Watson. The returns of.

their work so completely discouraged Hutchinson candidates that they withdrew. Miss Watson's supporters themselves suffered many frozen toes, hands and ears but they decided the contest for their candidate. The wheat Miss Watson as Kansas Wheat Girl will deliver to President Coolidge is not like ordinary wheat. It was harvested by President Harding four and one-half miles west of Hutchinson on the Chester O'Neal farm in the cummer of 1923 when the president stopped a few hours on his presidential tour to harvest a lew acres of wheot on a real Kansas farm. This wheat was' brought to Topeka yesterday by W.

Y. Morgan, eVitor of the. Hutchinson News-Herald, and according to him is truly the best wheat in the world aside from having been harvested by the late president. ACCUSES C. W.

BRYAN CHARGES MADE AGAINST EX-GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA. ISSUES CHALLENGE Former State Engineer Challenges Bryan to Provo Charges of Irregularities Against Him. (By the Associated Press.) Lincoln, Jan. 14. Charles W.

Bryan, democrat, who last week as governor, was challenged today by George E. Johnson, republican, former state engineer, to prove his charges of irregularities in the road department under the McKelvlo administration and was himself charged with serious im-properieties before and during his tenure of office. In a letter to the legislature read to the house this morning, Mr. Johnson called upon the former governor and erstwhile democratic vice presidential nominee, to appear, before a legislative committee with his evidence He then alleged Mr. Bryan had violated the state corrupt practices act in connection with the gubernatorial campaign in Vi'l'i and accused him of making "ai great, many thousands of dollars print" In the sale of coal by tho state to consumers.

"There are a great many other things that ex-goxernor Bryan has done during his administration that should be investigated," Mr. Johnson's communication concluded. "However, I believe I have already given you a sufficient amount of information to warrant an Investigation." Mr. Johnson recited he had seen "affidavits showing tlat Mr. Bryan violated the corrupt practices act on Safiintav afternoon at I Miss Vaa of Turon, elected Kansas Wheat Girl Monday night at the inaugural reception of Governor Ben Paulen, will travel to Washington, on January 29, Kansas' birthday, to present a sack of wheat harvested by President Hardiug in 1923, to President Coolidge, with the message, "Kansas Grows the Best Wheat in the World." Misa Watson, who is 19 years eld, is a typical Kansas farm girl.

She was born and reared on a Kansas farm. She is the daughter of M. E. Watson and lives on her father's farm two miles southwest of TuKon in Pratt county. Vada mother died several years ago and since that time she has managed the home farm, acted as mother to the little family and cooked for the harvetsers and threshers.

Light brown bobbed hair, blue gray eyes, dimples and an attractive personality are Miss Wat-sou's. She is about five feet two inches tall and weighs 115 pounds. Miss Vada was the winner of the Hutchinson News-Herald contest for the seventh district. She was supported staunchly after entering the contest by the Commercial club of Turon, the Turon High School of which he is a SUE FOR $10,000 BELT NEW WRESTLING CHAMPION DEMANDS DIAMOND BELT. LEWIS TO CONTEST BOUT Asks That Champion Bout Be Arbi-trated to Determine Who Lawfully Won.

Kansas City, Jan. 14 Gabe Kaufman, manager of Wayne (Big) Munn, recently crowned heavyweight wrestling champion, in a letter to Billy Sandow, manager of Ed (Strangler) Lewis, former champion, demands that the $10,000 diamond studded belt, which was awal'ded Lewis when he became champion, be turned over to the new champion. The letter, mailed last night before Kaufman and Munn departed for Chicago, gives Sandow ten days in which to deliver the belt to Kaufman. If this is not done, the letter warns Sandow "to be prepared for action which will be both annoying and expensive to you." The belt, amblematic of the world's championship, was awarded Lewis by the Central Athletic Club of Kansas City, when he became champion three years ago. Munn defeated Lewis here last Thursday night in a match in which Lewis was either thrown or fell from the ring.

A foul was called on Munn, giving Lewis the second fall of the match. The match continued and Munn won the next fall. Sandow declared the referee was In error in awarding the match to Munn and has demanded that the matter be placed before a board of (Continued on page four) That Wichita Merchant Paid Release of Son on File, Paper Says. Wichita, Jan. are said to be on file in the office of Attorney General C.

B. Griffith at Topeka charging that Ernest Bartholomew, sonof a wealthy Wichita furniture merchant, was offered his freedom from the state penitentiary for the sum of $1,500, saysUhe Wichita Beacon today. Bartholomew was convicted and sentenced to prison on a charge of motpr theft. II. Bartholomew, father of the 'ex-cinvict, Is said to have turned ovel money to "a Democratic state ofiimal on the night of January 8," for 'the youth's liberty, the newspaper says.

Police records show that young Bartholomew was paroled on the fojlowing day. An investigation of the alleged pardon is to be made immediately, according to the newspaper. MILLIONS FOR SEAPLANES. Forty Planes Ordered by Bureau of Aeronautics, It Is Learned. Work at Once.

Washington, Jan. 14. A million dollars worth of seaplanes has been ordered by the bureau of aer-nautics of the department, At was towne-J today with the granting of p. Contract to the Glen L. Martin company of, Cleveland, for forty machines capaple of.

performing the duties heretofore undertaken by' torpedo, bombing and scout planes. Work on. the new ships lll beKin immediately. On their completion the navy will have 75 or this type of planes, a contract I 35 having been let to the Martin company last June. Convertible to either land or sea duly, the planes will be used aboard the Langley and future aircraft carriers or aboard battleships as seaplanes catapaults now in.

possession of the navy capable of shooting them into the air. The planes will supplant the lw types now used for bombing and scouting the Douglas Torpedo plane and the FH-5-L plane, may have to justify a parole." BLUE MOUND BANK CLOSED Old Institution in Linn County Had $190,000 Deposits Froz-; -en Assets the Cause. The Bank of Blue Mound was clossd last Friday, it was learned here today, rnd 'is now in charge of. Wm. S.

Kennedy, representing the state banking department. The Brnk of Blue Mound has ben in operation forty years or It had deposits when it rirtsed of around $190,000. W. II. Bryless was president and his son W.

II. Bayless, was cashier. The brnk was capitalized at and had surplus of $10,000. The young son of Mr. and Mrs.

Dwey Brillhart, of near Mapleton Wis operated on at the Fort S.coU Hospital yesterday. maKer. nun Louisa Bagby, Pomona, Calif Mrs. Arnold Hager, Wichita, Kai TAGCART TAKES IT. Will Draw Down the $500 Dcpo ited for Sansewieh' Pardon claimed It Yesterday.

Kansas City," $500 cashier's check held i escrow at a national bank hei will be accepted by Joseph Ta. gart, member of 'the Kansas Indu trial court, Mr. Taggart said hei today. He explained that his fusal to accept the fee in tho firs instance, on release of Paul Sa sewich of this city from the Ka sas prison was because he fearr the money might have come fro some mysterious source in an fort to compromise him in pos tion which might challenge his i tegrity. "I earned the fee," said Taggai "lam entitled to the fee, but I war it known that it is a fea and not ing else.

There is nothing unetl cal to represent a prisoner confi en in a penitentiary in matters presenting whatever evidenre 1 A i iiouite-jtmMHtor warn wm Tfrni uroiit ftis amirs at (be nor-" naughter Mrs. Guv Cousins find', tin -tied 1 1n roar 'was enrio.