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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-06-08
FLAX Can Be MADE A PROFITABLE CROP
MKANSAS If PROPERLY CARED FOR
Experiments at State Agricultural College Show that Seed GrOw0 IN Inc
State Gives the Best Resuts--How to Prepare
the SOiI--Eary Planting
M Advised.


WaHE annual production OF hax
for the United States usually
is about twenty.six million
bushels. The crop Of 1910 was little
more than eight million bushels. Be-
cause Of this shortage the price Of
aax seed has advanced at least $l.Oo
= bushel; it is now selling for about
$3.50 a bushel. The average normal
price for Kansas Is t1-lO q bushel-
In 1910, according to Secretary Co
burn, Kansas produced in round num-
hers, four hundred and sixtythree
thousand bushels Of fax. The acre
age planted in 1909, according to the
United States Department OF Agricul'
Jture, was nfty.five thousand, the aver
ere acre yiela being seven bushels
According to experiments conduct
cd at the Experiment Station at Man
haitian, with many different varieties
II FAX from every section Of the coun-
Try, with different dates and rates OF
seeding, fax can be grown prohtably
IN this state. OF twehty-four varieties
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-06-08


II spring blowing is necessary on
stubble land OF any kind 1t should De
done shallow and packed as firmly as
possible at once.
Flax does we'll on virgin sod newly
turned over. The common practice
in the Northwest is to plant fax on
prairie sod broken out in the spring.
This practice can be followed IN
Kansas to good advantage. The
seed-bed, however, should be thor
oughly prepared whether it be on
newly broken sod or whether 1t be
after some other crop. In other
words, II 1t is the purpose OF the
farmer to plant on prairie sod, newly
broken in the spring. his land should
be thoroughly disked, narrowed and
packed previously to planting. Flax
would be a good crop to plant ON
newly broken pasture land, clover
land or alfalfa land. The only danger
in planting on clover and alfalfa land
will be that the fax is likely to grow
SO rank that 1t might possibly lodge,
but with proper care and handling
this danger can be eliminated to a
considerable extent. aS,.
There Is no reason why max can not
be grown with profit in western Kan
sas II It succeeds in the Dakotas,
Wyoming and Montana. Early seed
ing should be practiced, however, to
take advantage Of the most favorable
soil moisture conditions and to ripen
the crop before the hot dry winds OF
July. The hot, dry winds that some
times prevail during the blossomtng
season for fax are the greatest draw
back to fax culture in Kansas, me
earlier this crop can be brought to
maturity the less danger there Will
be from this factor, hence early plant
ing is advised. Flax is not suscept-
ible to frost except as 1t is Just COM
ing through the ground, If 1t escapes
at this stage there will be little like
lihood Of damage from frost there
after.
Flax is a crop that requires consid-
cradle moisture In its early growth,
hence the land should be prepared
with this point in mind. In other
words, the farmers who expect to
grow fax should plan their rotations
and the preparation Of their soil
some time in advance Of the plant
ing time to bring forward as much
moisture in the soil as possible, es-
pecially will this be true for western
Kansas, where the rainfall Is limited.
Flax can be well utilized in ro-
tation with alfalfa, clovers, grasses
corn and wheat. 1t should never be
grown two years in succession on the
same soil. Always treat the seed with
the formalin treatment before plant
ing. This can be done in the same
manner that wheat is treated. A
regular grain drill, preferably with
press wheel attachment is to be pre-
ferred for seeding fax, though good
results are being obtained from broad
casting and lightly narrowing or
disking the land thereafter. The crop
should be harvested when the bolla
begin to turn brown. Threshing
should be done as soon as possible
after harvest. The seed can be- cut
either with the binder or with the
header. The latter method will prob
ably be cheaper and equally as Ell,
rfective otherwise.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-06-08
narth caroIIna.a WIZ Aorses.

The wild horses living on the sand.
banks Of the North Carolina lagoonn
are the descendants Of horses left b.
hind By Sir Walter Rnleigh's colcnista.
vhen they abandoned Roanoke islant.
On these banks see cats with luxuriant
heads grov quits profusely, and these
are an article Of food green or ripe.
Ne one knoWs exactly The number Of
the.s ponies, but there are said 70 Be-
mors than 1000 Of them nov On he
hnnkn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-06-08

reir kan, June b.-Thomas BOZ
niger ana James McGinnis, farmers
LIVING two miles north o. Weir cit5,
fought over an old feud- he0inni1
vas severely beaten with . club and
shot through one hand. Bollnger vas
hot through TIE body and ia not e.
pocted 70 nra
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-06-08

dard of dairy butter. This must be-
gin with the maker. No COW can pro
duce clean milk If the surroundings
and the habits Of the keeper are not
clean. Cleanliness and the practice
Of sanitary measures do not mean any
additional expense in the production
Of milk and there is no excuse for a
farmer not being clearly, especially
when handling food products. 1t
sometimes seems that laws enforcing
sanitary rules encroach somewhat
upon personal rights and If this were
true, it is generally for the few I'M
scrupulous ones, that all must suffer.
In making butter on the farm as well
as producing other dairy products, 1t
is necessary to be clean and to keep
everything clean that comes in con-
tact with the products.
[Prof. Fitch will discuss, q little
later, several other phases Of butter
making Ed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-06-08
SHIFTING SOIL


c. B. Hoffman and wife to Elsie A.
Motion. blk 2s. east add Enter
prise. 81.
David s. Strobe and wife to Burton
Lay. lots II and -. New Navarro.
si10.
Clause ]. Carlton and wife to clay
ton L. Squire. ne < 21-lt-I
SissOo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1911-06-08

by Albert Dickens, Professor Of Ho
Did you ever have the pleasure Of
picking q large, luscious strawberry
and of munching It, still sprinkled
with the mornings dew? The finest
you will ever eat will be those you
grow yourself. II you haven't q straw.
berry bed already, set out some Of the
plants and you won't have to depend
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
MAY HALT GRAB
OF TRIPOLI
Socialist Opposition Causes
Delay in Meeting Of Italian
Parliament
INTERNAL DISSENSION
OVER CONDUCT OF THE WAR

BY The United Press.
ROME. Oct. 2S-Fear that the So
cialists. under the leadership OF Bizo-
lati will enter well organized oppo-
sition to ltaly's grab Of Tripoli has
caused Premier Gioletti to decide to
postpone indefinitely the meeting OF
the Italian Parliament. which was to
have convened next week
Il is clear that there is great in
ternal dissension in Italy over the con-
duct OF the war on Turkey. and the
government leaders are we'll aware
of the opposition to their present
policy.
The Socialists and Laborites have
had no hesltancy in manlfesting their
hostility to the complete grab of Trip
oil To avoid the organized opposi-
tion OF these parties. with a possible
overthrow OF the ministry Gioletti has
decided to exercise his discretionary
powers and prevent Parliament from
meeting until the Italian armies IN
Africa have completed their conquest
Il is hardly probable that Parlia.
ment viii be permitted to assemble
until peace negotiations have been
J instituted.
Evening journal., 1911-10-28

Boiled rice ought to be the favorite
breakfast food in Middletown just
now, for so great a wedding boom
has that progressive place recently
experienced that every breeze from
the south brings to Wilmington a dis
tinct odor OF orange blossoms and
the chime of distant bells. William
Green and Miss Elizabeth Dashiei
Cochran gave the town the very lat
est idea in surprise weddings, when
they telegraphed home last Friday
announcing that little trip to THE
Little Church Around the Corner IN
New York last Thursday evening, had
made them man and wife. Miss Coch-
ran was attending the wedding OF a
friend in Trenton, and Mr.. Green Just
Happened In" and since they were
intending TO marry at some time. they
| decided there was no time like the
present
Just the day before, the town was
highly interested to learn tht Miss
Eva May Skinner and Charles Elwood
Coursey. had become husband anc
wife an a wedding performed las
Wednesday. evening by the Rev
George l.. Wolfe here. But Miss Maui
/ w. Cosden Rnd Charles T. Jarvis has
gotten ahead OF them and were mar
ried before breakfast on last Wednes
day morning by the rev. Percy J.
Donaghay. at the rectory OF St Anne
Z. +. Church.
Even so. they we're not the first. 10
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
CONSTABLE
SEXES CHURCH

Troubles Of st. Mlchael's Russian
Greek Church at No. 62s Head street,
South Wilmington, reached crisis
this morning when Constable Jones
seized the church property on claims
and closed the doors. There will be
no services there tomorrow.
There have been differences in the
congregation for some time that have
apparently caused the finances of II
10 be overlooked.
Title to the church IS held by Frank
/. Speakman and Reuben Satterth-
waite, Jr.. lawyers, and In addition ~
the accumulated rent there Is $4,000
owing on the property. II was on
some of these claims that the church
was closed Unless the congregation
Is able to make some satisfactory
financial arrangement Constable Jones
says the church will be sold.
The differences in the congregation
some time ago reached court. but an
attempt was made to settle them out
side Of the court and they were mo-
pressed.
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
INTEREST In
GLASGOW CASE
Plea Of Not Guilty Entered;
HabeaS Corpus Action
Started

Much interest is being taken in the
habeas corpus proceedings instituted
by former Judge John c. Fay Of Wash
ington in behalf Of ]. Wesley Glasgow,
who is accused in the United States
Court in this city OF sending objec-
tionable literature through the
mail. The habeas corpus appli-
cation is to come before the Su-
preme Court at Washington on Mon
day. and It will raise a question OF
the constituuonality Of the law under
which charges of sending objection
able matter through the mail are
brought by the postal inspectors ana
Federal authorities.
In the report in these columns las'
Monday Of the Glasgow hearing pc
fore Judge Bradford the words TINS
morning having been fixed for the de-
PENDANT to withdraw his plea Of guilty
10 file a demurrer to the indictment
or motion to quash the Indictments
etc. were used. They convey a wronf
! impression, as Glasgow has not plead
ed euilty but on the contrary he hac
pleaded not guilty and that plea still
/ stands. There was no plea or guilt,
to withdraw, and that expression wal
used unintentionally. This explana
tion is made in justice TO Glasgow
and TO correct any impression tina
might have been gained that he ha'
/ pleaded guilty.
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
DEATH TAKES
SEWELL C. BIGGS
MiddIetOwn's Oldest Resident
and Well Known Man
Passes Away Today

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDDLETOWN Del, oct 2S.-Sew-
eli c. Biggs, Mlddletown's Oldest resi-
dent and well known throughout the
state, died az his home on Main street
this morning from general debility,
aged SO years Mr. biggs was a son
OF John Biggs and was born IN PEN
cader hundred on September IL, 1923
He was a brother Of the late Governor
Benjamin p. Biggs and father Of J
Frank Biggs. the Wilmington attorney
and Abram G.. BigEs, who lives here
Ia 1854 Mr.. Biggs married Miss Caro-
line Beekman. now deceased.
Mr.. Biggs held several politica
offices. In 1856 he was elected to tn
State Senate and to the House of Rep
resentatives in 1872, this time beinl
chosen Speaker Of the House. He wal
appointed Register Of Wills of New
Castle county IN 1874 and reappoint
ed to the office In 1879.
Methodist Church and always was oni
Of it's most liberal givers His fun
I eral will take place at 10 o'clock OF
Tuesday morning with interment IN
! Bethel cemetery.
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
DEFENSE TO
FORCE ISSUE.
Attorney Darrsw Clashes With
Judge BOrdwelI at the
Mcnamara Trial
ATTORNEY IMPLIES THAT
COURT FAVORS TIE STATE
nx The United Press.

By The United Press.
Los ANGELES. Cal, Oct 2S.-tt
was evident when court reconvenedl
today that the feeling between coun-
sci and the court in the Mcnamara.
case was becoming more and more in
tense and that, as far as the defense
attorneys are concerned, they are lay
ing the foundation for renewing their
application for a change of Judge. The
original allegation Of prejudice against
Judge Bordwell Will be renewed later
no matter what todays decision In the
cases Of Jurors Fisher and Framp-
ton may be
Court reconvened an hour earlier
than usual. The State Immediately be-
gan trying to eliminate Juror Thomas
J. Lee, who insisted he has no oplnion'
on this case. He Is an Irishman and a
member of the knights of Columbus,
in which Joseph Scott. ono of the de-
fenses counsel, is very prominent.
Attorney Darrows action In demands
ing that Judge Bordwell act on chal-
lenge for cause Immediately after IT.
was made has already caused friction.
Darrow's implication that Judge Bord-I
we'll Is playing into the prosecution 81
hands is resented by the court. but
Darrow insisted today that he was lett
no alternative in the matter.
Defense to Force the Issue
"The condition presented here ia
peculiar" he said. "and II is absolute
| ly necessary that the defense force
the issue in view OF the States action
IN tarylng to line up the Federal Gov
ernment at indianapolis against us.
Judge Bordwell is robbing us Of an
important point In the struggle for
advantage, when he withholds decision
on our challenge for cause against us.
but apparently was fair minded on tho
general proposition at issue II we
found we we're getting close TO the end
of our peremptory challenges, we
! might desire to qualify such a man
rather than eliminate and stake
{ chances with raw material. Judge
Bordwell In Withholding his decision
Z thus seriously hampering us.
a The present condition Is the direc
result OF developments late yesterda
q afternoon when Darrow demanded tni
e the court rule forthwith on his pens
q ing challenges Bordwen refused al
xl then barrow. for purposes OF recor
"A denantly refused 10. proceed W.T.. so
r. PEELED to by Bordwell For an hour 1
Dr. air had been filled with friction. A
D. torney Davis having firmly protests
lo against Bordwel asking Indirect que
" tions Of Frampton which he insistt
& were adroitly framed to qualify
plainly incumpet0nt lurvf'
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
Thieves Try Several Times
to Rob Fifth Street House

there. During the past week thieves
visited the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
LLOYD Chambers, GA West Fifth street
on three or four occasions On Thurs
day night, Miss Annie Simmons, who
boards at the house, heard a win
dow being opened on a shed roof and
then heard some one try her bed room
door. The woman screamed at the in
truder and he withdrew. About the
same time another boarder in the
house entered the front door and upon
investigation the marks Of a jimmy
were found on the shutters.
Last evening while the occupants o.
the house were seated about the din
ing room table some one tried to force
the kitchen door.
The Chambers family moved into
the house on Tuesday last and on that
day they returned and found the house
had been entered. Prior to taking up
residence there the family had been
informed by Mrs. Ellwood Pierson,
who had formerly lived there, that an
attempt had been made on Friday
evening of last week TO enter the build
ing.
The residents reported that the
thieves have been stealing various ar
ticles from the back yards Of the
dwellings for some time. Mrs. Herman
ID. Walker, Of No 622 West Fifth stree
had several articles of clothing takeI
from a line in her yard and anothe
family in the neighborhood reported
that a colored man was seen one nigh
on a grape arbor leading TO a shet
! roof
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
MIR. O'DONNELL
GETS A PLACE
Is Chosen Fireman Of Old
Federal Building After
Examination

Thomas f. ODonnell. member Of
the Board Of Education from the
Tenth ward, has been appointed fire
man at the old Federal building, Sixth
and King streets. Up 10 the time the
Water Department occupied the first
floor of the building It furnished tho
heat for the United States engineer s
Offices on the hoor above. This ceased
when the department removed 10 It's
new Offices. al Sixteenth and French
streets IN consequence. a fireman
was needed for tho building and 3
civil service examination was held
which resulted in two men passing
with Mr.. O'Donnell heading the lis
with the highest percentage.
Mr. O'Donnell was appointed by
Postmaster Jester, custodian Of th'
Federal buildings. and assumed his
duties on last Thursday, and was
sworn in on that day by Magistrate
MI. O'Donnell was an independent
Democratic candidate for representa-
tive in the Legislature from the Fifth
district at the last state election. He
was formerly in the employ Of the
Water Department.
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
FINDS EXPRESS
AXLE BROKEN
Locomotive Driver on Congress
SiOnaI Limited Discovers
Crack in Main Shaft
PASSENGERS UNAWARE
OF THEIR GREAT DANGER

At the end of the first part of run
from Washington the Congressional
Limited, one of the fastest and most
important trains on the Maryland di-
vision of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
pulled into French street station last
night with a broken brake rigging
on the locomotive. Engineer Schmol-
lenberger disconnected it and started
his train again. He ran ten feet,
then he took another look under the
locomotive.
What he saw made him gasp and
then breathe a prayer of thanksgiving.
One of the axles of the giant locomo-
tive had snapped in two after the train
had stopped. Had it happened with
the Limited going at full speed, or at
even a reasonably fast rate, serious
wreck would have been inevitable.
The train was delayed an hour until
another engine could be secured. The
makeup of the train included two
parlor cars, a club car, a dining car,
an observation car, a passenger car,
and two, sleepers. There we're many
passengers on their way from the
Capital and Baltimore to Philadelphia
and New York. They were not told
of the mishap.
Before the train left Washington
Schmollenberger inspected his loco
motive and It appeared to be in good
condition. The train reached Balts-
more, where Schmollenberger again
looked the locomotive over and it was
all right.
It is supposed that the brake rig
ging broke a short distance from Will
mington and dragged at the trucks
until the steel axle could not stand II.
and the axle snapped when the train
came to a ston.
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
PASTOR DID NOT
BUY POISON
Defense Of RiCheSOn VIII
Deny Statement Of Drug
GiSt Hahn
CONGRESSMAN HARRIS TO
COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENSE
BY The United Press.

By The United Press.
BOSTON, Oct. 28.-An outline Of
the proposed defense OF the Rev.
Clarence V. T. Richeson, made public
today by a member of the prisoner S
counsel. revealed the fact that Richie
son will deny emphatically that he
ever purchased cyanide of potassium
from Druggist William Hahn OF New
ton Center.
1t was cyanide of potassium which
caused the death of Avis Linnell.
I'VE will try to prove" said this
attorney, "that Richeson never bought
cyanide Of potassium from Hahn. as
the druggist charges. We are certain.
too. that we can prove this fact
1--WE will produce at the trial let
ters which Miss Linnell wrote 20
Richeson and these letters will prove,
IN the girls own words, that Richeson
was not, i'm any way, responsible for
her unfortunate physical condition"
To permit Congressman Robert Orr
Harris TO act as chief counsel for the
defense. the Rev. Mr.. Richeson. prob
ably will not be brought TO trial, Il
he is indicted. before spring.
District Attorney Pelletier, who is
in charge Of the prosecutions pre-
sentation before the special grand
jury. declared today he probably
would agree to that course.
Judge Harris has been retained 70
prepare the case for the defense and
Richeson advisers want him to as
sumo active charge Of presenting the
case to the jury.
Judge Harris declared today he
might be willing to do this. but that
the trial would have to be delayed sc
that he might attend to his duties IN
Congress
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
TAFT CONFERS
WITH CABINET
Conference on Governments
Prosecution Of the Steel
Trust
PRESIDENT NOW A MEMBER
OF THE BRICKLAYERS' UNION
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
CHICAGO, Oct. 28.-The corridors
of President Taft's hotel here today
presented the appearance of the
White House ante-room with a Cab
met meeting just going into session.
Before the President leaves Chi
cago. he will confer with his Cabinet
advisors on the conduct Of the newly
filed case against the Steel Trust
From the Presidents utterances on
the trust problem yesterday, it was
quite apparent that there will be nc
laxity on the part of the government
in prosecuting the case.
In addition TO members Of the Cab
met, Secretaries MacVeagh, Fisher
and Meyer-former Secretary of War
Dickinson who has been named spe-
cial prosecutor against the Steel
Trust was in Chicago today. Attor
ney-General Wickersham was ex
pected. but if he fails to arrive he
will be represented by Dickinson. Sec
retary Of War Sumson. and Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock, may also ar
rive before he leaves Chicago for his
homeward journey.
The President began a strenuous
program today when the Bricklayers
Union initiated him into that organi
cation. His next function was an adj
dress to the American Mining Con
gress. He will speak on the recal
of the judiciary before the Bar Asso
citation, a trip to Lake Bluff, to oper
a naval training school. and a ban
quet by the Chicago Association 0
Commerce will complete today's en-
tertainment.
Evening journal., 1911-10-28
SALOON MAN
GETS CONTINUANCE

When the case Of Ludwig Dumhrow-
ski. a saloon keeper at No 4lO Spruce
street, charged with selling intoxi-
eating liquors to a minor. was called
in City Court this morning It develop
ed that Dumhrowski could not speak
good English In reply TO several
questions by the court. the defendant
said he could understand little Of
It. This caused the court to say that
man holding a liquor license should
speak English.
Robert G. Harmon, representing the
defendant. asked for contlnuanc,
until Wednesday. This was granted
The charge against Dumbrowsk
grew out OF the arrest OF Leonafl
Campbell, for committing murder
Gus assault on saloon keeper 70
refusing to sell him liquors Camp
bell VIII be used in this case the sam
as he was In the case against Stanle,
Salomon. who was given a hearing
/ yesterday.