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KANSAS GENERAL NEWS ITEMS
Current Happenings of Interest From All Parts of State In Condensed Form.
KILL WELFARE COMMISSION
Senate Republicans and Democrats Join in Eliminating Enacting Clause of Proposed Measure.
Topeka.-Eleven Democrats joined with ten Republicans in the senate recently to kill the public welfare commission bill, an idea that originated with Governor Woodring and was developed by a commi appointed by him in July, 1931. The measure was considered as special order and after an afternoon of discussion the enacting clause was stricken out by a vote of 21 to 17.
Iola.-An attempt to measure the distance from the ground to a high tension line with what he believed was a fabric measuring tape cost the life of George Ensminger, mayor of La Harpe, and resulted in the dangerous injury of Frank Wilson, also of La Harpe. They did not know the measing tape had a metallic wire running through it to keep it from stretching. They sought the measurement to determine if a house they were moving would pass under the line.
Topeka.-Governor Landon has approved paroles for George Cruse of Wichita, convicted wife slayer, and Elmer M. Chapman, Manhattan, who pleaded guilty to a charge of having embezzled $3,700 while serving as clerk of Riley county. Their names were included in a list of thirty-eight state penitentiary convicts for whom Governor Landon approved paroles on recommendation of other members of the board of administration.
Topeka.-Governor Landon has suggested to the fees and salaries committee of the house that his salary be cut to $3,750 a year for the present biennium. His salary now is $5,000 a year. He also asked that the salaries of all his office employees be cut 10 per cent. The governor pointed out that this reduction was in line with his economy program. year-old student at Ottawa university at Ottawa, Kan., was well on the road to recovering here at a hospital from what he and physicians believed was amnesia. He had disappeared about a week before from the Ransom Memorial hospital at Ottawa where he was studying for a course in medicine.
Topeka.-J. W. Greenleaf, chairman of the public service commission, announced recently the commission had decided it had jurisdiction in an action in which the Ozark Pipe Line Company seeks a certificate of convenience to operate as gas distributing utility in Parsons and that a further hearing of the matter had been set tentatively for next March 3.
Salina.-More than 200 farmers for 10 hours fought a prairie fire that began six miles west of Roxbury and eight miles south of Haliville, in this county, and conquered it only after it burned a strip eight miles long and two miles wide. Damage to fences, feed, telephone poles and other things destroyed in the fire is estimated by farmers at $25,000.
Wichita.-Leonard L. Zacharias, traveling salesman of Kansas City, was found dead in his motor car here from the effects of monoxide poisoning. Coroner G. C. Davis said the man committed suicide. A flexible metal hose was found leading from the exhaust pipe of the motor into the car through one of the windows.
Randall.-Mrs. Emma Hutchinson, 77, who died here recently on the original family homestead, had resided there 62 years. She came here as one of the first settlers making the trip from Illinois by covered wagon in 1871. She was a cousin of former Governor Harry Woodring.
Wichita.-Finley Ross, 86, three times mayor of Wichita and known as the father of Wichita's park system, Is dead. He came to Wichita in 1876 and took an active part in business, civic, political, church and lodge af. fairs until his last illness.
Topeka.-A resolution drafted by legIslative leaders provides that each branch stop the consideration of its own bills a: adjournment March 11. The final adjournment would come March 20.
Topeka.-C. H. Scholer of Kansas State College at Manhattan was elected president of the Kansas Engineering Society here the other day.
Pittsburg.-A second dividend of 15 per cent was paid here recently by the failed First National Bank, the receiver, Charles W. Hamilton, announced. The payment will total approximately $150,000. A previous pay. ment of 30 per cent was made.
Clay Center.-Capt. Luther Barker died recently at his home in Clay Center. He had been ill several weeks. Mr. Barker was for many years national commander of the National Indian War Veterans' Association of the United States.
