davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

The date of the Kansas DEM
ocratic Banquet has been chang
ed to Monday evening, January
Sth, and will be held at the Audi
forum, Topeka, Kansas. The
charge had to be made to accom-
odate Sec. Bryan as it was inn
possible for him to come Febru-
ary 22nd, tee usual time for hold
ing the banquet. The committee
expects to seat from twelve to
fifteen hundred guests and those
wishing tickets should write at
once to
N. H. WOLFF, Secretary,
Topeka, Kansas.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04
Special Correspondence

The improvements at the
state penitentiary which were
found by the Governor and the
Executive Council to be abso-
lutely necessary, will now be
made. ]. r. Mulvane of Topeka
has notified Governor Hodges
that he will furnish the neces-
sary money and take the chanc-
es on reimbursement by the
next legislature. 1t will take
somewhere from seventeen to
twenty-five thousand dollars to
make these Improvements.
The governor and the Execu-
tive Council found the boilers and
machinery at the penitentiary in
such bad condition that it is abb
solutely dangerous to continue
their use. The installation of
this new machinery will add
greatly to the efficiency of the
plant and it is believed that it
will cut the coal consumption at
the penitentiary in half.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

JUDICIARY
The Substance Of The New
judiciary Law

At the primary election (Aug-
ust 4, 1910 a separate ballot will
be furnished headed, Judicial
Ballot, which will contain the
names of all the candidates for
the supreme or district bench,
who have filed petitions in ac-
Eordance with the statute.
Each voter may vote at the pri-
mary for as many candidates as
there are places to fill-this year
for three justices of the supreme
court, and for one judge of the
district court, whenever the
term of district Judge is about
to expire.
The names of the six candi-
dates for justice of the supreme
court who receive the highest
number of votes at the primary
will be printed on the ballot used
at the general election (Noyem-
Der 81; likewise the names of the
two candidates for judge of the
district court having the largest
vote. No other names will be
printed on the ballot as candi-
dates for these Offices. At the
election, as at the primary, each
voter is entitled to vote for three
candidates for the supreme
bench, and for one for the dis
triet bench, wherever that place
isxo be filed. The three can
didAtes for justice who receive
the highest number of votes in
November will be declared elect
ed; .likewise the candidate for
judge receiving the largest vote.
At the November election the
non-partisan judicial ballot will
not be upon separate paper, as
is the case at the primary, but
will be printed upon the same
sheet with the political ballot.
Neither at the primary nor at
the election will the name of any
candidate for the supreme or
district bench be accompanied
by any political designation what
ever, by initial or otherwise, or
by the word "Independent. y
\ The provisions for 'Independ-
ent" nominations do not apply to
these Offices. The names of
judicial, as of other candidates,
will be rotated so as to equallze
the advantage of position, both
at the primary and at the elec-
tion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

In the course of an editorial
the other day the Topeka Capital
made the statement that the
Hodges administration had rails
ed taxes. OF course this state
ment is not true as the Capital
very well knows. The only tax
es with which the administration
has to do are state taxes and, as
the Capital knows, the levy is
exactly the same as it was last
year, so that no mans state tax
has been increased unless he has
more property than he had last
year, in which case he has no
ground for complaint. This
levy was made by a Republican
Tax Commission on the esti-
mates furnished By a Republican
state Auuitor.
The "Capital" is so reckless
in its statements of facts that
nothing it says on the subject of
taxation can be relied upon. The
truth is that it has never been
able to give the same set of fig
ures twice on the subjectSof ap.
preparations. When convicted
of Juggling the figures in given
case, it boldly proceeds to change
them and give new set to suit
its purpose.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04
AND STILL
1T RAINS
Almost Steady Fall Since Last
Friday Morning

Since Friday of last week we
have bad nothing but rain. Not
ray of sunshine have we had
in that length of time. The rain
seems to be general all over the
state.
Meade County has been espec-
tally benefited by this abundan,
fall of moisture, which is said to
be sufficient to carry the wheat
until late next spring. So far
2 LILO inches of water is the
record, with indications favor.
able for as much more.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

called civil service law now on
the statute books makes no pro-
vision for civil service examlna-
tions and expressly allows ap-
pointees to get just as busy as
they like in politics without dan
ger of being removed from Of
fee on that account. This is a
Republican law and under it apr
pointments have been made for
political reasons through all the
years of Republican domination
in this state. The much talked
about violation of the civil SER
vice law by the Democrats,
comes from bunch of political
hypocrites. After having run
the stated for the greater part of
half a century on a partisan
spoils-system basis, it takes
some nerve" for Republicans
to talk civil service.
S. T. SEAToN.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04
Hamilton Injured

"Hamilton is resting as well
as any man with a broken neck
could be expected to rest" DR..
H. L. Snyder said Monday. "Al-
though his condition is danger
GUS, unless secondary degenera-
tion of the spinal cord sets in, he
will recover" ~
Fred Hamilton, left half back
on the Southwestern football
team, received his injury in the
Thanksgiving game at Pittsburg.
Saturday he was brought to
Winfield and placed in St. Mary's
Hospital, where an X-Ray ex-
animation showed that the fifth
cervIcal vertebra had been crack
ed in two pieces, crack through
the body of the vertebra or an
terror portion, and crack
through the lamlnae, which with
the transverse process forms the
arch at the posterior portion of
the vertebra and protects the
spinal cord, breaking the bone
into two pieces, the vertebra
spreading out, which probably
saved the boys life.
In plain words, the vertebra is
cracked clear across, including
the canal through which runs
the spinal cord.
| Hamilton, falling hard in the
mud, evidently got twist in his
neck, the ligaments of the neck
and the Leverage exerted by the
bones above and below the fifth
cervical, causing the fracture.
The Hamilton referred to ir
the above article is Fred Hamil
ton, who had charge of the 7tl
and 9th grades of the Meade
schools last year. His brother
Joe Hamilton, returned from
ItWinfed Wednesday and re
ports the condition of his broth
err much improved and hopes fol
his recovery high
While the accident is seriou.
there is a remarkable feature
about it and that is, that after
the accident happened, though
unable to re.enter the game
Fred sat in an automobile ant
watched it through, and not un
til an X-Ray picture was taker
on Saturday, did physicians re
alize the seriousness of the ac
cident. Fred was one of The
most popular students at South
western, and one of the best foo
ball players in the state. His
early recovery is hoped for.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04
Association Program

To be given Saturday, Decem-
Der sixth.
Song, Longing For Home"
High School Girls Quartet.
Primary Number Work Dem
onstrated, Miss Mathews Class.
Methods of Teaching Percent
age, Interest, etc, Don Ward
Song, 81 Love the Old Doll
Best" Girls Trio.
Some Problems in Intermed-
late Arithmetic, Miss Peairs.
A Way to Teach Mensuration,
Metric, ETC., Floyd Clements.
Song, Lullaby of the Iroquois" F"
High School Girls Quartet.
My Method of Teaching Ag-
riculture, Frank Carlson
Report on State Association,
Grace Fullington.
Report on District Associa-
tion, Clara Strictly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04
Stockmen's Meeting

The annual Convention of the
Kansas State Live Stock Asso-
Citation will be held in Represen-
tatiye Hall, Topeka, December
10th, 1913.
Questions of vital importance
to every stockman in the State
will be considered and discussed
at this meeting.
The morning hours from 9
O'Clock until IL noon, will be
taken up by registering of new
members, At 2 o'clock there
will be an address by the Presi-
dent Hon. T. M. Potter, reports
of Secretary and Special Com
mittee, and election of officers
for the ensuing year.
AT the Banquet in the evening
President H. J, Walters, of the
Agricultural College and other
prominent speakers will address
the meeting.
s Every stockman in the State is
CORDIALLY invited to attend the
convention. No stockman can
afford to miss it.
]. M. Potter, Pres.
]. H. Mercer, Seey.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

One of the exceedingly funny
things in connection with the
Atchlnson harmony meeting was
its declaration for a statewide
civil service. This declaration
simply confirms what the Press
Bureau has been contendlng for;
that is, that we now really have
no civil service law. The So
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

There will be a meeting of the
of The Palmer Public
Library Association, for the
transactions of business on Dec,
l3, 1913 at P. M, at the resi-
dence of o. Hamilton,
BY Order,
O. HAMILTON.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

To be given Saturday, Decem-
Der sixth.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

AN' AAs VOLrrS OCCICLdIyg
Topeka, Kansas.
ing on locality, fertility and seas
on. The stalks are somewhat
juicy and very slightly sweet be-
fore ripening. Suckers are pro-
duced freely when moisture is
sufficient and are usually taller
and later than the main stalk
also branches freely under fav-
orable conditions, and the branch
heads are late in maturing.
These habits result in considers
able uneveness in ripening.
"Feterita resem bles milo in
habit, except that the heads are
uniformly erect and the seeds
are chalk white or slightly blush
white in color. The seed shatter
much more than milo if allowed
to stand in the field until over.
ripe"
ut is as early or little earlier
than dwarf milo and two to three
weeks earlier than standard
black hulled Kaffir. In drouth
resistance it compares fayorably
with any sorghum yetintroduced.
Experiments so far indicate that
its earliness its rather-low.water
requirements and its satisfac.
tory yields, give it a real place
among the sorghums, either for
grain or com mbined grain and for
age purposes. However, no
farmer should discard dwarf
milo, or dwarf Kafir, until he
has determined with certainty
that on his farm it will outyield
these staple crops, for a series
of years. The data are limited,
but as yet they do not justify the
claim that it will outyield dwarf
milo"
Feterity outyielded dwarf milo
in but one year out of. five that
of 1912, and then only by three
tenths of a busbel, according to
data obtainable from the dry
farm station at Amarillo, Texas.
/ learned by letter that for 1913,
all the grain sorghums were
practical failures because of ex-
treme drouth at the Amarillo
station. The yields for the two
varieties for the five years at
Amarillo give feterita an average
of 24.26 bushels, and dwarf milo
an average of 26.3 bushels per
acre. Note that this is under
identical conditions for spacing,
soil and moisture; and though
the bulletin does not say so, am
sure was absolutely free from
any damage from chinch bugs.
The results for the last two
years over Western Oklahoma do
not show any such favorable
yields for milo as compared to
feterita on the farms. This may
be largely accounted for by the
fact that of the milo in Oklahoma,
not more than one per cent of it
is of the pure dwarf variety.
At the state substation, Lub-
book. Texas, located on the
Plains south of Amarillo, in 1912,
feterita made yield of 57.71,
standard blackhull Kafir, A;
and white milo, 42.4 bushels per
acre. At Chillicothe, Texas, in
1912, plot of feterita made a
yield of 3O.4 bushels, while the
corresponding plot of dwarf milo
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04
FETERITA A
NEW CROP
A Comparison Of The Merits Oh
Kaffir, Milo And Feterita

The following article, taken
from the Southwestern Grain
and Flour Journal, for Noyem-
Der, 1913, has been supplied to
us by J. R. Reynolds, of this
city, and IS reprinted in to-day's
News for the benefit of those
interested In the new crop,
known as feterita.
"The following article which
contains much interesting infor-
nation regarding the value of
feterita for the southwestern
farm or for market, is reproduce
ed from the Oklahoma Farm
Journal:
In view of the fact that varying
stories as to the origin OF feterita
have been given to the press at
differeet times, few quotations
from the official records OF the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
may help US to get together in
our future talk about "How it
happened"
1.-THE name 'feterita' is used
for variety of sorghum first OBJ
tained in 1901, by the Office of
Foreign Seed and Plant Intro
ductIon, as 'feterite,' from B.
Nathan & Co., Alexandria, Egypt
Only a small quantity of seed
was secured, and this was dis
tributed to three persons in Ari-
! zona and Kansas, but no records
of results were ever obtained.
It's certain, however, that the
variety did not become establish.
ed at that time. The second i'm
portation was received in Nov.
EN- Der, 1906, from Mr.. v. F.
Naggler of Alexandria, Egypt,
who obtained the seed from Su.
dan. In 1908 an additional sup
ply was secured through Mr.. X.
Hewison, Khartum, Sudan, in
which region it is commonly
grown under the name of 'fet-
erita. AS 1t is a member of the
Sudan group of sorghums the
name Sudan dura' has also been
applied to it. The value of fet.
erita as compared with the other
sorghums of Sudan, is indicated
by the following quotation: Both
varieties of sorghum which here
(Sudan) abound IN all their minor
differences of color, shape, and
size of grain, yield well nigh a
dozen different descriptions for
: the market at Kahartoom. The
standard of value is fixed by the
'Fatareetah, a pure white, thin
skinned grain, which is grown by
the negros of Serbia. Feterita
is further spoken of as the most
valuable of the varieties grown
by the natives of Sudan.
Feterita has been tested for
six years at the Chillicothe For
age Field Station and for five
years at the Amarillo Cereal
Field Station, both located IN
northwest Texas, near Meridian
100 and 102, respectively. 1t has
also been tested for shorter per-
iods at other field stations in the
southern Plains area, and for the
last three years an increasing
acreage has been grown by the
farmers of that section.
For those who have not seen
this crop growing, we quote the
description of the Department
after observing it for five years,
. "Feterita is an early maturing,
, drought escaping sorghum Of
considerable promise for grain
and forage. 1t has rather slen
der stems, varying in height
!. from four toNseven feet depend
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1913-12-04

My Public Sale advertised for December
End has been postponed, on account of
the rain, to Monday, December 9Th.
VIM. CARLILE, Owner.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-26

May Drecediug 24 hrs .. 31 above Min {" 34 above
 Temp time observation 81 above
 Mean e. 33 above Barometer 29;2O. Cloudy, N. Wipd.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-26
HIS LETTERS TO HIS MOTHER.

A man was released from the Ohio psuitsutiary the other day, hay ing completed, hts sontSneg of thCos ysars, sayS the Tacoma Tribune. He had been a banker and had violated the lava by deeeiTing his dopositOrs, possibly with the good intentionad hope of saving the bank from fail urs through his Ill-adVised invest ments. Be that as 1t may, he serT- ed tis time .-. -...
 But there's 8 heart-touching story just revealed, h connection with this mans otfense and his punish ment. His mother, now s6 years of age, is living in the. little yil- lage in which this ex-banker and eI- convict waB born and reared, up to the time when he broke the homo tieB and went up to the big city to make hts fortune. Of course, she found joy In the, stories of his Bue- cesses. When reTerseB came and he was sent to prison, he arranged to have a weekly letter delivered to his mother, purporting to come from him in "the West" where he was detained on important business.
 The dear old mother does not know that her boy,-ths first born Is always a boy to hig mother~-has been wearing the prison gHFb and ig HOW an ex-eonyict. The eaBe speaks well for the community In which the mother lives that gos8iping tongues have not destroyed the harmless de- cePtion. It also BpeakBT eloQusntIy for the manlinesB of the man whose love for his mother led him to prae- tice deception, It ls' hoped that she may never learn the truth and that he may regain his fallen for tunes. ... q.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-26
EDITORIAL P AGE

thoRe seeking to bo married and they will not submit to the inquiry # they can Gvoid 1t. The failure of the law reveals once again and most forcibly that defect in the A merlcan system of government cOIl~ monly known as the conflict lawB- The lack of uniform divorce laws throughout the stateB is an evil which has long been felt. Now the conflict of eugenic marriage laws---- their non-enforcement in one state because they can be avoided In an other where no such laws exist-- will put a crimD In them before they have passed the experimental utageO becauEe they cannot be effectively tried out.
 While the fathers of the republic did wisely to preserve to the states many and important functions, In the interest of good morals and law enforcement 1t is unfortunate that the Federal government was not charged with the right to regulate marriage and divorce. Some day, we may have an amendment which will give 1t that Clght.-Tacome Fri- hOna
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-26
YOUR KIDNEYS.
AlaDkRn ResldeutB Mugt Learn The Importance of Keeping Thon
 We'll. E

Perfect health msEnB that every organ of the body is performing its functions properly.
 Perfect health cannot be enjoyed ie the kIdnsys' are weak and dis ordered.
 Thousands testify that Doan's Kidney Pills hpVe a reviving ac- tion on weak kidneys.
 What this remedy has done In so many cases of this kind Ia the best proof of its merit.
 Read the following. Its{testi- mony gratefully given by resident of this locality:
 H. J. Durfee, Box 949, Lynden, Wash, says: ''I was troubled by my kidneys off and on for years. If I caught a Slight cold, it always settled in the kldneyB. My back, too, became very lame, weak and painful. Finally. on a friends ad- vice, I began using DosR'B Kidney Pills and in a few days the trouble left. I know many lpsrsonB who have been benefited by DoRnB Kid ney Pills"
 For sale by All dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-ANlburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, soi0 agents for the Unl- ted States. Remember t6o uamo-DOan's and take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-26
EUGENICs AND
 THE LICENSE CLERK

North Dakota has a law reQuir- ing applicants seeking license to marry to satisfy the license clerk that they are phYsieally fit. The plan does not seem to be work ing well. Reports show aR alarming decrease h the number of marriage licenses issued and an increasing number of marriages among. North Dakota couples in neighboriHg states. .....i-'
 The situation shows how the plain people feel about eugeAic mar riages. They do not consider it proper or decent for officials to In- Quire into the physical condition of
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-26
SERIAL NO. O16O3. kPPLICATION TO MAKE HOME
 STEAD ENTRY.

U. S. Land Office at Juneau; All aska, october 1S, 1913.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that simon Jacob Wejtzman whose post office address is Haines, Alaska, has applied to enter under Sec. 2289 of { the Revised Statutes of the United States, and of the Act of March 8, 1903, the following described tract of land as homestead, said tract o land being situated about mile Enortherly from the Indian Village of KIuckwan, Alaska, and more par ticularly described as follows;
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, from which U. S. L. NE No. 2O9,. bears N So SEE 36 ks. dist. and from which q witness Cor. bear East 58 'll1s. a stone marked s 991 W 1, M. C., thence meandering the eastern bank of the Chilkat River s2Oo27'E (Yariation 400 .E) PTS chs. S21o45'E 11.7g chs. s25o38'E ASA chs. s62'29' l. 2.9O chs. s49018fE 3.16 chs. SS5' AGE 5.1O chs. S3502O'E 7.6O chs S150S9'E 1.86 chs. to Cor. No. 2 N. C., from WhiCr a witness Cor. bears East 72 Iks. a stone marked S991 W. c. 3 M. C., thence East (Variation 340 East) $40 chs. cen ter of road, 1912 chs. Cor. No. 9, stone marked s991, c 9, thence North (Yariation 33' East) 33.43 chs. to Cor. No. 4, a stone marked. s991, c. 4 thence West (Variation 330 East) 4O.O0 Chs. to Cor. No. l the place of beginning, Area 1OS.G1 Acres. Survery No. 991.
 Any and All persons claiming ad- Yersely any portion of the above des cribed tract are required to file wilh the Register and Receiver of the U. s. Land Office at Juneau their adverse claim ther against under oath, during the period of the pub lication of this notice, or within thirty days thereafter or they will be barred by provision of the stat ute. Y. Simon Jacob Weitzman.
 It Is hereby ordered that the fore going notice be published for the statutory period in Tke Skagway Daily Alaksan, a newspaper of gen circulation, published at Skagway, Alaska. Date of first publication November 1, 1913,. Date of Last Publication, Jauuar. 10, 1914. O. B. Walker, Register.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-26
sKAGwAY wnArHuR REPORT.

Results of tue observation taken at Moore's Wharf at midnight las night, Is as follows:
The daily Alaskan., 1913-11-26

Just arrived. A fresh shipment of lAugustinezkyers Box Candy at Keller Bros. Drug Co.
 KELLER BROS. DRUG co
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-07-15

Vapor espanol Buenos Aires. Del q
al % del corriente estara aqul proce-
dente de Centric America.
Consignatarios, Sobrinos de Ezquiaga.
Vap6r espanol Catalina Salio de Te-
nerife ell del corriente para esta.
Consignatarios, Sobrinos Izquierdo Co.
Vapor americana Brazos. Aanana
estara aqu1 procedente de New York.
manana para New York,
Consignatarios, The N. Y. P. r. IS. Co.
Vapor americana San Juan. Saldra
manana para New York.
Consignatarios, The N. Y. P. R. SIS. Co.
Vapor americana Bayam6n. Sali0 el
II del corriente de New York para e.
to.
Consignatarios. Insular Line.
VapOr americana S. V. Luckenback.
El Is del corriente saldra para New
York
Consignatarios, 1nsular Line.
Vapor americana Philadelphia. fa 10
del corriente saldra para New York.
Consignatarios, Villar Co.
y = :,
Vapor americana Caracas Ell 16 del
corriente saldra de New York, para es.
ta' so
Consignatarios, Villar Go.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-07-15
NOTAS HIPICAS

En- las carreras verificadas anteayer
en- ell Hip6dromo resultaron vencedo-
res Submarine, Julieta, Peerles, Brll ia,
Elegante, y Diana. La Ultima carrera
hubo de ser suspendida causa de ser
va completamente de noche cuando sc
acabo la sexta.
La carencia de espacio nos impide
hacer una resena de elias, como era
nuestro deseO, pero este no obstante,
no queremos quedarnos sin decir que
las carreras fuer0n un verdadero de-
sastre desde ell ptlnto de vista de las
salidas, todas malas, rematadamente
malas mallsimas. :. Y si henos de vol
YER a las antiguas, de que en- las carre-
ras unos caballos salgan con inmensas
ventajas sobre sus contrincantes, esta-
bleciendo la imposibilidad de que ga
men estos, auguramos que ell entt1sias-
mo por ell deporte ha de decaer nota-
blemente, cuando menos, disminui-
ran las apuestas en- las bancas, Y, por
cOnsigulente, memories seran tambien
los gananciales de los accionistas del
Hipodromo.
De manera que, 8 por moralidad
Q por convenience, debe la directiva
del Hipodromo hacer 10 que 4 su al
canoe este para que las salidas sean
buenas.