The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-01
PLAN TO STOP IT.
Western Farmers Would Stop
the Wheat Corners.
Do So by Organization Wlthou'
Help of Legislation.
NV. MULVANE TALAS
Intimates That Harvest nan"
Stories Are Exaggerated
News From Washington by ctato
Journal Correspondent
n. MULVANE TALKS


avsbinrton. d. c., May western
sarroers ard grain growers are prepar
ing to come to the aid OF the preao-
eaters of the big cities and to SO shape
and control the process or nanonns
wheat between the farm and the olnlhs
room that corners in cereals, sucn as
the Patten deal, will hereafter De I'M
POSSIBLE of manipulation.
No legislation will be created with
which TO work these reforms. put INC
thousands of grain growers of Kansas
Nabraska- oklahoma. Iowa, Minnesota
and the two Dakotas have panoeo
t,ar,aeIvaa together and will put
ston to future manipulations OF this
character, according to Theooore u:
NeIcon of Hastings. Neb>, president OF
the National Grain Growers asso 800.
ton. who is now in the city. Tne Graln
Growers association was ORGANIZED IL LEE ooo
than a year ago, and already zo'VVV
growers of grain in the TransmlsslsslPpa
states have signed the articles OF asree,
ment The object OF the Natlo a.s
Grain Growers association Is the con
troll of the grain from the wheat neids
to the miller, at least. and If possible
right through to the moment OF oenV-
cry from the retail grocer to the Kltcn-
en- door That is not only the main
object. but it is the only object OF the
organization.
The washington Post says: "Oh, 1
think people may travel through Kan
sas on the railroads this fall without
the fear that they will be pulled on
and put to work in the harvest helos,
said D. w. MuIvane. Of Topeka, who Is
at the Raleigh.
''The crops will be large out there, as
they always are, but the talk about
farmers going out with lariats looking
for harvest hands is somewhat Oh an
exaggeration.
However, it is not uncommon to see
college boys at work in the fields In
vacation time. Some of them do II
from necessity; others think it lark.
It. doesn't hurt them; it may do them
some good"
Mr. Mulvane is the Republican ma
tional committeeman from Kansas. He
and his wife are in Washington for a
few days, and will go to New York.
Mr.. Muivane said he usually comes to
the Capital City once or twice a year,
'.just to keep in touch with the boys,
Kansas" he said, lis an agricul-
tural state, and the people are not pay
efforts being made here to revise the
tariff. They are too busy to get excl
ted over tariff. and I think this Is the
way the question is generally regarded
IL farming communities"
Mrs L w. Ball, of Larned, Kan.
representing the national council Of the
Woman's Relief Corps, went to Wood
lawn. va. yesterday and presented a
flag to the school there. The patrons
of the school were present at the flag
raising ceremonies. The I. w. B. Flag
association Of this city accompanied
Mrs. Ball and exemplified the flag
salute.
on May Mrs. Ball and the flag asso-
cion go to Fairfax Court House. Va. to
present a flag to the school near that
70 :
event Mrs Ball will present a flag to
a country school near old Alexandria.
Senator Curtis presented in the SEN
ate petitions from citizens of Jennings
and PlainviIle, Kan. praying for re-
duction of the duty on raw and refined
sugars.
Congressman Scott has introduced q
bill for the relief of John Hogan, post
master at Wagstaff, Kan.
Congressman Madison presented bills
increasing the pensions of Morris B
McKeever and David A. Cloves.
Congressman Reeder introduced G
bill granting a pension to Henry c
Sprague.
Captain w. c. Cowles, relative of ex-
President Roosevelt, has been trans
ferred from command of the battleshiI
Kentucky to the battleship Kansas, tt
succeed Capt. Vreeland.
Rural letter carriers appointed FOL
service in Kansas: Earl 8. Sch1ossel
and John B. Young at Dunlap; Ernes
c. Whichcord and Sophia D. Which
cord at Anthony; Theodore J. Ham
mons and Samuel E. Russell at Bron
sc1: William A Vickers at Coats; Johr
b. Shumard and Guy A. Mcconnell a
Dodge City.
Albert Fields has been appointed {
city letter carrier for the Coffeyvill'
postoffice.
Attorney T. A. Noftzger of Anthony
Kan, was admitted yesterday to prac
tice before the bar Of the United State
supreme court.
James w. Benner OF Manhattan
Kan, is in washington for few day
on business. He is quartered at tn
Shoreham.
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball of Larned
Kan, second member of the nationa
executive board OF the Woman's Re
lief corps, and the national presiden
of the organization, Mrs. Mary L
Gilman, were honored guests at tn
recent annual meeting of the depart
ment of Maryland Womans Relic
corps held recently in Baltimore.
The national president was greete'
with rounds OF applause when sh