The Wyandotte Daily Cricket du lieu suivant : Kansas City, Kansas • 1

TE CITY LIGHT WAR ENDED ing followed throughout the rooms. Favors were won by Mrs. King, Mra. M. A.

O'Donnell and Mrs. Lovralne Watkins, Guests were limited tJ THE SKEPTICSWERE CORRECT PROMISED INCREASE IN OAS SUP. PLY FAILED TO MATERIALIZE. Fire Went Out as Usual and Break, fast Was Badly Cooked, So Re. celvers Say There Will Be More Gas December 15.

of young ladies was organized, Dr. Smith and Mrs. Swan having charge of it. Mr. Barth reported that he has arranged with Supreme President V.

A. Young of Denver, to be here next week, and there will be a Joint meeting in the I. 0.0. F. hall, Sixth and Minnesota, on Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Kansas, City, lodges will be present and a class will be initiated, the work will be put on by the degree team of No. 8, Kansas City, Mo. At '6 o'tlock the doors will be opened to friends to listen to Supreme President Young, State Manager Okey of Missouri, and State Manager Barth of Kansas. The meeting will close with a dance in the dance hall. All members of the order in the two cities should be present to meet the supreme president.

MYSTERY IHH1GH SCHOOL BROKEN GLASS ENOUGH TO KILL SIX IN A PEPPER SHAKER. Board of Education Conducts Invest), gatlon to Find Criminal Culprit Who Fixed Up Woree Than Poison In Cafe Table Fixtures. Students in high schools and colleges do a good many rakish, ornery things at one time and another in school life, but seldom do they stoop to downright crime. The discovery of a pepper shaker full of broken glass, mixed with pep-in the high school restaurant yesterday, caused considerable consternation among the students and teachers who have been eating there. There was enough of the stuff to kill half a dozen people, maybe more, for it doesn't take much fine glass to cause fatal results.

The discovery was accidental. alLosts in case the election 1 confined, or the prosecution fails. An examination of the poll books show that no void ballots were reported from 26 to 53 precincts in the city. There may be void ballots In the sack returned to the county clerk, but the record fails to disclose that' fact. The remaining 27 precincts report 403 void ballots.

Mr. Berry was beaten by a plurality of 193. To put him into the clear one-half of the reported void ballots would Jiaye to be counted for him, No one for a minute would consider that half of the void ballots were illegally rejected or that Mr. Berry could gain any advantage by a recount, especially in view of the fact that his party had three of the five members of the board in every precinct. This gives color at least to the story that the contest haa not been started to aid Berry, but' that it is a sort of a fishing expedition on the part of local politicians to see what, if anything, might be discovered that would have any bearing on the contest for governor.

If this is the object, Mr. Berry should be foxy enough to see that he is; hot left to pay the freight. Mcknight is acquitted. Commissioners Decide the Evidence 'Vgalnst Detective Doesn't War. 1 rant Dismissal.

The trial of Patrolman Robert Mc-Knlght for alleged assault of several Socialist and Suffrage workers on election day on North James street, held last night in the city hall, resulted In his acquittal. McKnight's dismissal from the po-JJce force had been asked by the indignant plaintiffs. The commissioners decided that the evidence against him was not sufficient to warrant his being dismissed. SOCIALIST SOCIAL MONDAY, Entertainment Planned by Woman's League at 648 Minnesota. The Woman's League of the Socialist party met yesterday afternoon with Mrs.

J. A. Poison, 1111 Stewart avenue. Mrs. Ella Baldwin presided at the m'eetlng.

Plans were made for a social to be held next Monday night at the Socialist headquarters, 648 Minnesota avenue. Open house will be held on that night to which every body is invited, whether Socialist or not. LAUNRY FOREMAN WANTED. Uncle Sam Wants Man for Leaven. worth Job.

The following United States Civil Service examinations have been an nounced for Kansas City, Dec. 30, foreman of laundry (male), United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, salary $1,200 per annum Dec. 30, administrative assistant in Game preservation (male), Biological Survey, Department of Agriculture; salary, $2,500 a year. Somebody evidently had taken the glass part of, the top of the shaker, broken.lt, slipped the pieces Into the shaker, pulverized It with a knife handle and then taken a top off one' of the salt shakers to put over the pepper top. In that way suspicion was directed toward the salt shaker and the pep per shaker attracted attention only because one piece of glass was large enough to shine and happened to fall where it could be seen from the outside.

One of the teachers shook the box and enough small pieces of glass" fell out with the pepper to have killed a person. It is not probable that one would eat a great deal of the glass before finding it on his sandwich," in his soup or some other place, but a little of so insidious a worker as ground glass is enough. Now the teachers and members of the Bchool board are conducting an in vestigation and if the culprit is discovered it will be all day with him. For the trick Is downright crime, the same as if strychnine had been put in Instead of glass. POLICEMEN DANCE TONIGHT.

And the Elks Will Dance at Club Room Tomorrow Night. The policemen's annual Thanksgiv ing ball will he held at the Rainbow Rink' tonight. Nearly 1,000 tickets have been sold. The Elks will dance at the lodge room, 719 Minnesota Avenue, tomorrow night. NO PAPER TOMORROW.

Being Thanksgiving The Cricket Em. ployees Will Take a Day Off. There will be no carrier delivery of The Cricket Thanksgiving day. It will be out to see you Friday, as usual. Bowling Scores.

The Harrison Burns bowling team defeated the Postoffice team three straight games on the Peerless Bowl ing alleys last night. Painter rolled the high thirty total with 544 and Har rison the high single with 192. The scores: HARRISON BURNS. iviug iiieuuB. iviiH.

ittiiM. Cii- lis, Mrs. M. A. O'Donnell, Mrs.

A. M. Griffin, Mrs. George Embre, "Mrs. Charles Irwin, Miss Marie Jacobs, Miss Ora McCasIln, Miss Julia Morton, Miss Helen McClean, Miss Vivian Whitcomb, Miss Edith Beck, Miss Eugenia Neal, Miss Anna Fftnn, Miss Maydie Michau of St.

Joseph and Miss Lenore Juengling. Mrs. H. Rotert and Mrs. E.

L. Wllhelm entertained Saturday afternoon with a miscellaneous shower for Miss tenna Skiles, whose marriage to Mr. Willis Stewart will take place No vember 27. Ferns and white chrysan themums were used throughout the rooms. Mrs.

S. S. Gasscock, 640 Oakland avenue, will be hostess for the Book Review Club Saturday, December 6. Mrs. C.

A. Dunham, Park wood, was. hostess for her Luncheon Club yesterday afternoon. Mrs. W.

H. Woods entertained with a tea this afternoon in compliment to Miss Lillian Abraham, whose mar riage to Mr. Lester Goodwin Bradley of San Diego takes place Saturday. Miss Anna O'Shay, 334 North Fif teenth street, will be hostess for the Laf-a-Lot Club next Tuesday. The Amona Class of the First Bap tist church will give a miscellaneous shower this evening at the home of Miss Bertha Gillespie, 231 North Val ley, for Miss Ida Classon, whose marriage to Mr.

George Meyer takes place December 4th. Members of the class are Misses Mabel Reitz, Cora Roltz, Lorraine Burton, Neva Murray, Dora Creekbaum, Lucy Eddins, Anna Falconer, Mildred Murray, Letha Moore, Hazel Reid, Edna Reitz, Hazel Utter, Bertha Agnes Thorn ton, Elsie Ike, Helen Streeter, Ida Meyer, Faith Stewart and Helen Glasscock. Mrs. C. C.

Paddleford, who has been the guest of Mrs. R. E. Melllng, 720 North Fourth street, returned last night to her home in Chicago, 111. Mrs.

Ida Davis of Mount Pleasant, who has been the guest of Mrs. L. Kline, 625 Oakland avenue, left yesterday for St. Louis, to spend Thanksgiving with her brother, Mr. E.

F. Davis. Mrs. John A. Hale, 2402 North Tenth street, has returned from Union Mills, where she haB been Visiting her daughter, Mrs.

Judd Green- man. Miss Hazel Harding, 1719 New Jer sey avenue, will, entertain next Monday for the Harmony Musical Club. Dr. and Mrs. Clay E.

Coburn, will spend Thanksgiving with friends in Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. H. A.

Bale, 625 Free man avenue, leave tomorrow for Portland, where they will reside. Miss Florence Miller, 712 Woshing-tori Boulevard, was hostess for her Bridge Club yesterday. The prize was awarded to Miss Emily Proudf it. The Mary Tenney Gray Travelers will meet next Monday in the public library. Mrs.

E. K. Kendrick will tell the Story of Malintzi, Mrs. E. Fre-denhagen will review "The Fair "God," Book VI.

Mrs. R. L. Ward will talk on Domestic Science nn'd Domestic Art in the. public schools.

The members are Mrs. C. W. McLaughlin, Mrs. E.

K. Kendrick, Mrs. P. K. Leland.

Mrs. Gerald Ilolsinger, Mrs. R. L. Hntton, Mrs.

G. W. Harrington, Mrs. Fred Grlnrod, Mrs! E. A.

Fredenhagen, Mrs. Albert Evans, Miss Elizabeth M. Dick inson, Mrs. W. H.

Allen, Mrs. S. I'. Hitchcock, Mrs. Frank Ilolsinger, Miss E.

II. Jackson, Mrs. J. C. Martin, Mrs.

Randolph Nichols, Mrs. M. E. rparson, Mrs. J.

G. Poole, Mrs. W. I'oindex-ter, Dr. Masterson Pkoebrts, Mrs.

A. M. Root, Mrs. D. S.

Stephens, Mrs. Homer H. Thompson, Mrs. Geo. Van Cleave, Mrs.

E. F. Ware, Mrs. E. A.

White" nnd Mra. E. P. Whitesall. STANDARD LAMPS WERE OUT ON CENTRAL LA8T NIGHT.

Difficulty Saidto Have Been Settled and the Competition Which Has Made the City Blaze Will Be Withdrawn. The Standard Electric Light Com pany, which succeueu to the Dusmess of the Consolidated Light and Power' Company in Kansas City, when the Consolidated franchise expired two years ago, has made an amicable settlement of its difficulties with the city, or has arranged to do so, and the light competition which has made Kansas Qlty shine like a light house will be ended. The Standard lights on the streets have been burning right along since the city lights were turned on until last night and the result was to make it like daylight all along those streets where both sets of lights were on. Last night the Standard lights were off along Central and the announcement is made that as fast as the city gets its lights in shape the Standard will vacate the territory. When the Consolidated franchise expired the commissioners had no funds with which to light the streets and the law forbids the commissioners going into debt for the current expenses of the city.

The business men along Minnesota met with the commissioners and Attorney Berger of the light company and perfected some sort of a gentlemen's agreement that the law would be complied with and at the same time the city should not be compelled to go without light. Mr. Berger snys now that as fast as the city gets its lights in working order the Standard will turn off Its current on the streets. LIKE A FISHING EXPEDITION. N.

B. Berry Gives Notice of an Election Contest. N. B. Berry, Republican candidate for" clerk of the North Side City Court in the recent election, has given no tlce of the filing of contest proceedings against N.

J. Wollardrhls sue-. cessful, opponent. Mr. Berry alleges errors and mistakes in each of the board of election Judges and canvass ers of election precints Nos.

1 to 51 inclusive in Kansas City, In marking as void the entire ballot and failing to count legal votes therein or to de. clare such votes in the result of the election, sufficient, if counted and declared in the result of the election to have changed the result. The probate judge is the presiding officer of the contest court and he appoints two disinterested persons to be associated with him. N6t more than thirty nor less than twenty days' notice must be given before the hearing is had. Before Jurisdiction is taken the contestor must file a bond to be approved by the probate Judge to pay OH! rmue LOrlO PANT3 Hie First Trousers, I FELLERS lOOK'T fTMft LP" "I told you bo," a man Baid to The Cricket this morning, when the gas went down and the fire went out as usual.

"I told you there wouldn't be any more gas, as the receivers prom-ised Tuesday. I don't believe there will any more December 15, nor any time until the company figures out some way to get the price raised." Conway P. Holmes, one of the receivers appointed by Federal Judge Pollock six weeks ago, who was quoted Monday as saying there would be more gaB yesterday, said last night that the race to extend pipelines to new wells in the Tulsa, fields continues night and day, but he of-fers no hope for an increased supply now. Then, he believes, 40,000,000 cubic feet will be added to the present dally supply. This additional gas must be prorated among the consumers of a score or more of Kansas and Missouri cities, so that the increase in pressure in Kansas City will be little more than barely perceptible.

Three new compressor pumps have been put in place at the Collinsville, station, but have not been oper-ated because there is not a sufficient supply-of gas so far to make it necessary. A pipeline of about forty miles has been partially completed to Tulsa. The pipeline traversed federal lands in many places and due to delays in gaining permission to cross these lands the, line has not been completed. These permits now are in the hands of the receivers and the sections that have been left out will be completed at once. CERTIFICATE TO HODGES.

Word from Topeka Today Says Ses, sions Has Decided. Word from Topeka at 9 o'clock this morning was to the effect that Secretary of State Charles H. Sessions, on 'authority of the state canvassing board, announced that he would issue a certificate of election as governor to George H. Hodges. A dispatch from Topeka says: Robert Stone, one of the attorneys for Arthur Capper, announced that if Bourbon county returns a change of forty-one in Capper's favor, Morris seven and Reno fourteen, Capper will not press for more supplemental re- turns and will concede Hodges the certificate of election.

Adding the changes in Bourbon, Morris and Reno counties claimed by Capper, to the grains for him now in the secretary of state's office in the supplemental reports, would make a net gain for Capper of 163. The sup plemental returns received by the secretary of state in Hodges's favor show a net gain for Hodges of 161. Hodges has a plurality, of thirty-one on the face of the official returns. This would be cut down two votes by the supplemental returns, leaving Hodges a plurality of twenty-nine upon which to receive. the certificate of election.

"At a conference between Hodges's attorneys and Capper's," said Stone, ''it was agreed that these corrections we claim should be made from Bourbon, Morris and Reno counties. Should they be made and the other side not seek for any more supplemental re-turns, then we will not press for any more and will concede Hodges the certificate. We have reports from Leavenworth county that we might make gains. Should they go into Leavenworth county, we will also, Should the corrections not be made from Morris, Bourbon and Reno coun ties we will bring mandamus action Otherwise the contest will be over." FRATERNAL UNION MEETING. Lodge Initiated Twelve New Mem.

bers and Voted on Fifteen. Fraternal Union of America Lodge met last night and voted on fifteen new applications and initiated twelve new members. State Manager F. Barth reported that with the as sistance of his local workers he would add 500 to the Kansas City roll in the next six months. He intends to or ganize two more lodges nearby this winter, 4 The meeting last night was one of the best, for there were about thirty members present, and a drill team LODGE TO PUT ON PLAY.

Teacher In High School Dramatizes Shepherd of Hills. The Chelsea Odd Fellows Lodge at Twenty-fifth and New Jersey will put on an entertainment Saturday night in the shape of a play, "The Shepherd of the Hills," The dramatization is by Herbert Drake, a teacher in the manual training department of the high school. The play is to raise money for the lodge. CITY ELEVATOR TOO NOISY. So People are Shy of the New Lift In the City Hall.

The elevator installed in the city hall last week finally quit its balking and decided to run this morning. It made two or thre. trips in the forenoon but was so noisy about it that people were suspicious and refused to tackle it for a ride. PASTOR DISCARDS CRUTCHES. Rev.

A. H. Griffith Recovers from In. juries of Bicycle Collision. Rev.

A. H. Griffith, who is conduct-fng revival services at the United Presbyterian church every evening, has discarded the crutches he has been using since he was hurt in a bicycle collision two" weeks Services every night this week except Sat FELL FROM CAR STEPS. D. A.

Hall Was Riding a Crowded Coach to His Work. D. A. Hall of 731 Ohio, while riding a Wyandotte car steps on his way to work this morning slipped and fell cutting his head on the curb at Fifth and Tenney, He was attended by Dr. G.

H. Smith. CAR HIT DELIVERY WAGON. Carl Zlrcher Injured In Collision at Sixth and Riverview. Carl Zircher, 20 years old, of 40 North Tenth Street, was thrown from his seat on a delivery wagon when a Chelsea car hit Jt at Sixth and River view this morning.

He was attended by Dr. H. L. Regier, a police YOU LOOK, OUir LIKE A UTTtE' Copyriht "THOSE In? WERE THE HAPPY DAYS" Mi HHMMMWMMBBHHMHMMMrt fHURRV-UPJ A PAHT5 XV vviluJ ARE THE) Painter. .....179 179 186 544 Ward.

119 125 118 362 Grider .168 179 139 .486 Corcoran. 89 148 104 341 Harrison 192' 193 157. 542 Totals. 747. 824 704 '2275 POSTOFFICE.

Horseman 173 1,67 134, 474 Nicholas. ....124 133 142 399 Criswell. 126 136 94 356 Relling 128 162 158 448 Cole .....141 159 158 458 Handicap. 14 .14 14 42 Totals .......706 771 700 2177 SOCIETY Mrs. Glen Reid Shepherd and, Mrs, F.

H. Wood entertained with a bridge luncheon yesterday In honor of Miss Ona Belle King, whose marriage to Mr. Walter James Wood will take place tomorrow at high noon at the home of the bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. W.

E. King, 4400 Troost Kansas City. Mo. The table held a centerpiece of American Beauty roses The place cards were small red Cupids holding red bouquets. White Cupids and red hearts were draped about the table, that color scheme be- Miss Lotta Newhall of Albuquerque, who is the guest of Miss FlOr-ence Miller, 712 Washington boulevard, leaves Friday for a week's visit in Chicago, III.

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