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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
KANSAS LEADS.
Has a Million Acres of
Alfalfa.
Secretary C0burn Issues an In
teresting Bulletin Today on
A WONDERFUL PLANT
4 WONDERFUL PLANT
Finds in SunfIOWer State Con.
genial Conditions.
Has Nearly Twice Acres OF Near
est Rival State.

Secretary Coburn today issued one
of his interesting bulletin letters on
the subject of alfalfa, and calls atten-
ton to the fact that the popular crop
has increased 10 per cent in acreage
during the past year. He claims the
leadership in alfalfa cultivation Tor
Kansas, which now has an acreage
of about one million acres. He says;
''It has been only a few years since
alfalfa was looked upon as a more or
less doubtful experiment in the agrl-
culture of the Sunfiower state, ana
owing to the preconcelVed notlons Oh
many that the crop was one that re-
quired irrigation, farmers were pack
ward about giving the plant tr1al.
To the rank and file its adaptablllty
and usefulness first had to be proven.
Skepticism as to its merits, however,
was early removed by object-lessonS
in various neighborhoods, and its
value was soon demonstrated. Pro-
gressive farmers began sowing greater
or less areas, and at first with varying
success Many who tried 1t once pro
nounced it failure, but on the same
farms new fields of excellent alfalfa
are flourishing and making their own
ers rich.
Acreage Steadily Extended.
Experience has brought a better
understanding of proper methods or
preparing the SeeQ-Deus SOW1hS anu
harvesting, and correspondingly more
satisfactory results are obtained.
Gradually the sowing has been ex-
tended-a field here and field there
explorers of the alfalfa frontier
The interest has grown, and the con-
tagion spread to such extent that all
portions of the state are infected, and
the areas devoted to this incompar-
able legume are being steadily in
creased.
'fOnly twice in it's onward march
has progress been checked; this in
1900 and 1904. The decreases, too,
were perhaps due to an enlightened
agriculture, wherein the rotation of
crops is given larger consideration,
with alfalfa as the pivot of the plan.
Wideawake farmers are more extern
sively making available for other
crops the fertility stored in the soil by
alfalfa roots, and in the two years
mentioned the fields plowed up for
such purposes more than Offset the
new SowingS. Being a soil enricher,
its areas are always subject to Varia-
ton; a decreased area at any time
does not necessarily mean ack of in
terest in alfalfa, but on the other
hand may suggest only appreciation
of its fertilizing values. Every year
Kansas farmers pillow up alfalfa, that
they may turn into money through in
creased yields of other succeeding
crops, the abundant supply of nitrogen
from the air stored in the soil by al
falfa's roots
Truly a Wonderful Plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
DE. Wheeler to BERLIN.

San Francisco. Sept. S.-Dr.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler. president of
the University of California, starts to
Berlin this week to deliver a course
of lectures at the University of Ber-
lin in accordance with the plan for
the Interchange of American and
German educators each year, pro-
posed by Emperor William two years
ago. President Hadley of Yale made
the trip last year, and Prof. Burgess
of Columbis the year before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
BOTH PUGS ARE READY.
Jack johnson and Al kaufman tC
Meet at Frisco Thursday.

San Francisco. Sept. s.-Heavy
training came to an end yesterday in
the camps of Jack Johnson, the col
ored heavyweight champion, and AL
Kaufman. the local heavyweight, who
will meet in a ten round bout next
Thursday afternoon. Kaufman will
weigh about 212 pounds when he
steps into the ring and the negro 2O9.
Both men are supremacy confident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
CHESBRO QUITS GAME.
Former Star Twirler Will Try 1t Again
Next Season, However.

North Conway, Mass, Sept. s.
Jack Chesbro, the New York Ameri-
can League pitcher, will not play ball
again this season. Chesbro left the
New Yorks on their return from the
west last Saturday and announced
that he would. not report again until
next spring. CHESHIRE will devote his
time to his sawmill business and auto
MODELLING,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
Can't Collect Mitchell Fine.

San Francisco. Sept. 8.-The long
struggle of the department of justice
to collect from the heirs of the late
Senator John H. Mitchell. of Oregon,
a $1,000 fine levied against Mitchell
shortly before his death, when he
was convicted of participation in land
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
Trainer OF Creceus Dead.

Ienver, Sept. Slim Murnin, one
Of the best racing men In the country,
is dead at his home in the Lodge at
Overland Park from a complication of
diseases. He had been i'll for several
weeks. Murnin trained and drove the
great trotter Creceds. Recently he had
been chief caretaker of the Overland
Park state fair grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08

frauds. came to an end when the
United states circuit court of appeals
held that the entire cause of action
abated upon the death of the senator
and that the heirs were not liable for
the fine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
Florence sharon to Wed.

Paris, Sept. S.-The wedding will take
place today at the Church of the Brit
ish embassy, OF Thomas, son of Sir
Thomas Fermor Hesketh. and Florence
Breckenridge, daughter of Mrs. Sharon
of San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
FLOUR is SEIZED.
1t is Alleged to Have Been BIeached
With Nitrogen-Peroxide.

Lacrosse, Wis. Sept. s.-Federal
officers today seized a car load of
-four at Mazomanie. Wis. and anoth-
er at Madison. Instructions have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08

Come in and learn about San Diego,
California National Hotel, Balcony
floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08

Put q little money in San Diego prop
erty and as it's seaport developes get
your share of the profits, as others have
done at San Francisco and Seattle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
EXTRA TRIAL TERM
To Take Up Indictments Against the
Ice Trust.

Albany, N. Y, Sept. s.-Upon APP
plication of Attorney General O'MaI-
10y, Governor Hughes today appointed
an extraordinary trial term of the
supreme court to be held in New
York county on October 4. Justice
Charles B. Wheeler. of Buffalo. pre-
siding. to take I'D four indictments
against the American Ice company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
Truly a Wonderful Plant.

considered as to its numerous cut
tings of rich hay each season, its elab-
crate system of deeply penetrating
roots, and unusual drought resisting
powers, its long life, and as fertilizer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-08
MAKES 1T
THE MOST
ECONOMICAL

alues are undoubtedly attractive beyond
you enter this store you are impressed
worthiness of the designs; there is an
ID richness of polished finish far and
i'll find in any other furniture store in
OH will find it important to consider if
ect good taste. In addition to all this
1uction of one-fourth off on everything
j in value Comparison Of Furniture 3d
le.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
Skates 5000 Years Old.

The English chronicler has recorded
that the youth of London in the
twelfth century understood the art OF
flying over the ice like birds in the
air; but the origin of skating is far
more ancient, the London Globe says.
An Icelandic says relates how the Nor
wegian nero Frithjof not only traced
verses upon the polished mirror, but
also he cut the dear name Of 1nbe-
bord.
Skates have been discovered near
Spdndau, in Germany, which those
competent to express an opinion at
tribute to a period Of 5000 years ago.
These skates weer made from bones
Of horses, figured and perforated to at
tach to the sandal. Similar skates
have been found at Moorfields in Fins
hurv. and like discoveries have been
made in Berlin in the bed of the
Spree.
These and similar discoveries, we
learn. enable the authorities to con-
clude that the European ice area In
PREHISTORIC times extended from Great
Britain to Finland and from Norway
to Hungary.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
FLOGGING AT T o

Boys Are Swished There Now "a
They Were Fifty Years Ago.
Flogging, or swishing, to give it its
proper name, like everything else at
Elton, is still conducted on the same
lines as fifty years ago. The birch
and block have never been supplanted
by any n~ew-fangled methods.
Moreover, it is usual to present the
recipient of a sw1shing with a small
portion Of the birch, partly as a pleas.
ing memento Of the occasion, and part
" to ward off any further desire for
wrongdoing.
A swishing may be the outcome Of
several things. Perhaps the common
est reason for punishment is that a
boy has been complained of to the head
by his form master, the phrase "com-
planned of" meaning that the master is
dissatisfied either with the boys work
or general behavior.
Other backslidings are smoking and
cutting chapel, the former being a par
ticularly heinous crime. Boys below
the fifth form are attended by the
lower master, euphemistically known as
"the flea" who has more or less com
plete authority over the lower school
the "uppers." or seniors. are looked az
ter by the headmaster in person.
In either case the proceedings do not
differ materially.
On the day of execution a preposi
tor m around to the victims class
o and asks If $50 and So is in this
divisiOn?' On the master In charge
answering Eyes," the p%repositor calls
out, "Headmaster wishes to see hin
after r."
There is an ominous pause as these
dread words are uttered. The master
In charge smiles grimly, the victim
looks sheepish and turns white, the
other boys exchange significant glances.
Twelve o'clock booms out all too
soon, writes al old Etonian in the
Gentlewoman. AS the class c~latters
out down the stairs, the victims
friends cluster round him and over
W1lCIu ulsu Will ILLUS duU LlL-UllS I'll
information. "Does he know the
heads always in a worse bait on
Mondays:" did he see that new lot
Of birches that went up only the other
day." and so On. It is a horrid, heart
less world.
Arrived at the executive chamber
he Is confronted with the two preposi.
tors whose duty it is to hold down."
an Office which Is generally rather a
sinecure. though occasionally boys have
been known to struggle furiously. The
head master now appears, and in SOL
emn accents says, "Kneel there, boy"
indicating the block as he speaks.
Over the next few seconds one may
draw a veil-enough to say that In
the majority Of cases three or four
strokes are held to be sufficient.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23

how to proceed with the rescue. Then
somebody suggested a ladder. This was
we'll as far as it went, but 1t didn't
reach any more than half way to the
top Of the slender column.
Policeman O'Malley was undaunted,
however. He put his long arms around
the pole, clasped its smooth sides with
his knees, and Skinned from where the
ladder left off to where the first cross
piece afforded him q hand hold. The
rest was easy. A moment later, much
to the delight Of the boys below, the
policeman came sliding down again,
with the cat safely held under his arm.
He placed pussy under arrest for dis
turbing the peace and took her with
him to the station. But when the lieu
tenant heard Of O'Malley's adventure
and saw the cruelty shortened tail he
decided at once that the cat WIS as
much Of a hero as the officer.
well adopt the BEAST he an
nounced, land since 1t seems to like the
high attitudes Of the telegraph wires
so well, veil call it Electra.'-Chi-
cagO Daily News.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
LOEB SAYS HE WANTS
SMUCCLERS, NOT MONEY

New York, April 20.-The SNUG
Cling syndicate that first offered Port
Collector Loeb 500. 900 to drop the
governments investigation Of the
smuggling Of sleeper" trunks contain
ing $50, 900 worth of Paris gowns, has
increased its offer to $3.50, 900, accord
ing to Mr.. Loeb.
eminent to drop the investigation and
probable prosecution is $3.50, 900" said
Mr.. Loeb. "The amount represents
what would be penalties Of fully 5000,
900 above the appraised value of the
goods. All offers have been refused.
We want the smugglers."
Collector Loeb's investigation shows
that the struggled gowns had been
made in Paris by famous designers for
many women of social prominence and
wealth in New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia and Washington, and that the
reason for Offering such a large
sum to suppress the investigation was
to shield the women from unpleasant
publicity.
The collector does not believe that
these women knew that their gowns
were to be struggled into the country,
but had purchased them as many other
Americans buy other goods abroad,
with the understanding that they were
to be delivered to them in America
"duty paid" or ''duty free"
Mr.. Loeb will sell the seized gowns
at public auction next month, and will
employ dressmakers and models to dis
,1o- kho~o
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23

was still huddled high in the air. Boys
stopped on their way to school tc
throw stones and sticks, but owing to
the net Of wires beneath the cat she
was not disturbed. The sparrows of
the neighborhood perched in perfect
safety on the wires, not two feet dis
tant from their old enemy, but the
terrified cat only hunched her Timber
back the higher. She did not stir from
her position.
1t was not until the children, re-
turning again at noon, were running
and shouting beneath the pole that
Mrs. Solomon Erickson, one of the
neighbor women, took pity on the tor
tured animal, and unable to aid it her.
self, called on the police. Two tall Of
fcers soon appeared on the scene. At
first they were much puzzled to know
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
LEGAL ADVICE INCORRECT;
CLIENT NOW SUES LAWYER

Helena, Mont, April 19.-John
Humping has filed suit in the district
court to recover $500 damages from o.
F. Go lizard, a Billings lawyer, for al
legged incorrect legal advice. Goddard
secured a divorce for Pumping and the
latter remarked. The supreme court
reversed the lower court in the divorce
suit because of a defective complaint.
Pumping in his suit against the attor-
ney complains he was Inundated by
his arrest on a bigamy charge, as the
result of his divorce decree having
been invalidated.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
Sheath Effect. for Men.

After all the superior and cynical
| comment by mere man on the sheath|
gown the news that the sheath effect
is to dominate in clothing for mems
wear will come to women as a form OF
sweet revenge. Since the sheath gown
first made It's appearance early lasq
summer at a Paris ~racetrack, and led
to the arrest Of several young women{
man has been captious in his talkx
about the fashion, and he also has as7H
sumed to be amused nightly by WHAT
he has been pleased to call the downs
right foolishness of woman on the
question Of things to wear. But the
shoe now is on the other foot and mani
is show p to be as much la ~ofavenu<
is shown up to be as much a slave of
fashion as woman. The sheath effects
for men made their appearance at the
American Style and Fashion show IL
Chicago. This show is expected to SET
the fashions for the country for spring
Garments have been sent from every
CITY and the sheath coats and Overcoats&
predominant, having been pronounced by
tailors as the smartest possible gar
ments. One sheath overc0at is slit or
the left side almost up to the pocket
and the opening Is caught with three
narrow bands of the same material as
the coat itself. The ,tailors directing
the show insist the sheath styles fol
men must give the same appearance
as the sheath gown gives to women
So it seems that in directing raillery
at the sheath gown the average mar
has only been setting a trap to catctE
himself.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
A THOUSAND
KILLED
FIERCE STREET FIGHTING
OCCURS AT ADANA,
IN SYRIA.
Two American Missionaries Killed
and British Vice Consul Among
Observation-Disclosures Seeking
Refuge in Consulates Turkish
Troops Make Demands.

Beirut, Syria, April IA terri.
b,e rising has occurred at Adana. Street
fighting has been going on for three
day and at least 1000 persons have
been killed. The city has been de.
stroved by fire. American missiona-
ries named Rogers and Maurer are
lead All the other Americans are
safe The British vice consul, Maj.
Daughtv-Wylie, is among the wounded.
At Tarsus there was less loss of life.
The Armenian quarter, however, was
DESTROYED. -Four thousand refugees are
honsed in the American mission The
need of relief is urgent, for soon the
fugitives will be on the verge of starry
alton. Conditions in the vicinity of
~AIexandretta are most serious.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
REPORT IS THAT SULTAN
HAS LEFT CONSTANTINOPLE

Constantinople, April 20.-The most
important feature of the situation in
the Turkish capital during the day was
the report that Sultan Abdul Hamid
had abdicated. It caused the greatest
excitement in the Hobbies of parlia-
ment. The report that the sultan had
sought safety in flight is not deied. It
IS rumored that he was carried from
the city on board a warship and the
report is not disputed by the authori-
ties.
Large crowds gathered at the British
embassy, where, other reports had it,
The sultan had taken refuge, and there
We're scores of inquiries at the Russian
legation concerning the truth of the
rumor that the sultan was under the
protection of Russia on one of it's
guardships.
At both these embass' es all knowl-
edge OF the sultan's movements was
denied. The abdication of Abdul
namld, however, appears to be not
improbable. and it appears that with
In a day or two the constitutionalists
may accept as his uccesso Prince
1ulsof lzzedin, the eldest SOL of the
late sultan, who is second in line, as
they are strongly displeased with Alb
Jul Hamid's attitude. The palace was
all day under strong guard and ever
the highest officials were not permitted
to enter.
The constitutional forces sent out
small parties to reconnoiter during the
AFTERNOON and at Z o'clock in the even
ing they were within sight of the gates
VI Constantinople. They encountered
no resistance, nor does any resistance
seem likely, unless it is at the palace.
Inc headquarters of the constitution.
ailsts' army is at Dedeagatich, and
oen. Husni Pasha's forces, which now
number between 20, 900 and 80, 600,
occupya range of hills about twenty
miles from the capital. Every hour
endorsements are being added to their
number.
The consensus of opinion is that il
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
An Airy

A cat which stayed for a day and a
night at the top Of a telegraph pole,
Q the rafting cars and wagons OF
a busy street, above the humming
wires, was the object Of much curiosi-
" IN New York CITY last week. The
brindled bulldog belonging to a boy
VINO lives on East 135th street had
sought to make a meal of poor pussy.
After a hair-raising race through a
gate n around a corner, the cat made
a dash for the telegraph pole and
reached 1t just as the dogs Jaws
shipped off the tip of its tail. There
was a yowl and a growl and a maltese
streak ~glimmering up the tall pole.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
Much Land Restored to Entry

Washington, April 2O.-More than a
million acres of land have been re-
stored to the public domain by Secre-
tary Ballinger. Of the total acreage
restored, 400, Oce acres are in the Bill
ings and Bozeman land districts in
Montana; $50, 900 acres in the Great
Falls and Helena land districts, also
in Montana, and 1927, 900 acres in the
Evanston land district in Wyoming.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23

Then while the dog trotted disappoint-
edly about in the street, pussy made
her retreat more secure by threading
her way over the glass insulators, be-
tween the wires, and onto the extreme
tip Of the pole, where she bumped her
back, and spit sc loudly hat the crowd
Of children who had collected could
hear her plainly from where they stood
in the street.
At the end of two hours the dog
gave up his vigil and went home. But
the cat, scared out of all reason, and
evidently fearing a hoax, remained
firmly clinging to the wind-swept tip Of
the pole, licking her wounded tail.
When the milkman drove around
next morning the little bundle Of fur
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
HARVEY w. SCOTT SLATED
FOR AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO

Washington, April 17.-Harvey W.
Scott, the veteran editor of the Port
land Oregonian, will be appointed am
bassador to Mexico, to succeed David
E. Thompson, Of Nebraska. The
change will not be made, however, fo1
several months, and possibly a year,
when it is expected that other import.
ant diplomatic appointments will be
announced.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23

It was an English novelist who su9
gested that the tastes Of people NIGH
change SO that Iceland would be con
sidered an ideal place for a vacation
the mind firing Of contemplating sunny
places and much brilliancy and pre-
ferring the monotony Of a moor or ice
covered wastes. But this little Iceland
is attracting attention in another wa!
than that thought possible by Hardy
At a recent election, out Of $500 vote
cast. 1000 were cast by women.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
Firms Boycott Liquor Saloon

Helsingfors, Finland, April 17.-Be-
cause the Russian government refused
to sanction prohibition in Finland on
the ground that the government needed
the liquor revenue, 800, 900 Firms have
signed a pledge that they will boycott
every saloon in Finland from June 1
until December 1. Thousands of others
are signing the pledge daily, and it is
expected that practically every adult in
Finland will o on be enlisted in the
boycott.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
Nav Make Venetian Glass

Buffalo, N. Y, April 19.-V. Mott
Pierce, of this city, who is now tour
ing in Europe, is said to have discov-
cred the secret process of making the
beautiful Venetian glassware. Mr..
Pierce has been visiting in Austria for
some time and says he is in possession
of the tools and secret processes for
executing this glasswork. He expects
to establish a factory in this city.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
Fruit Men to Be Warned of Frost

Fruit growers of the Yakima valley
are to be notified of probable frosts "a
hours in advance, 80 that they may
start fires or oil pots in their orchards
OF take such other mean of preventing
damage by frosts as will be effective.
The warnings will be furnished by the
Portland weather office.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23

New York, April 17.-That a combi-
nation of silk industries in Southern
France, representing $40, 0O0, 600 Of
capital, will transfer its plants to this
country, is stated by Jean Duplan,
head of q large silk dye works at Ha-
zelton, Pa Mr.. Duplan, accompanied
by d. A. Gillett, q French silk manu-
facturer, has just sailed for Havre.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-04-23
Aberdeen to Dixie Tide Flats

Aberdeen, April IA resolution
providing for the dikeing Of that part
OF the city lying on the tide flats be-
tween Division street and the city
limits has passed the city council.
The estimated cost of the improvement
is %, 800, OF about 50. 80 for each lot
embraced in the district.