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The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19
). REALIZES DREAM MAY SUE KANSAS
DIR. E. R. Switzer Raised Al
falfa 40 Years Ago.
Advocated Stock Raising and
Small Grains.

Salina, July 1s.-Dr- E. R. SwitZer,
who now lives in SaIina, is one of the
men who has lived to see his proph-
ecy of 3S years ago become a living
reality and one of the hopes of Kan
sas farmers through the dry season
The crop of which DR.. Switzer spoke
so long ago after a personal expert
ence with it on his Saline county farm
is alfalfa, and today this crop, which
he introduced into the county, is
found on over 100000 acres of Kan
sas soil OF this amount about 2O,-
600 acres is in Saline county.
In the Salina Journal, which was
then known as the Saline County
Journal, of March 25, 1875, an ar
ttcle appeared in answer to an in
quiry of L. F. Parsons, concerning al
falfa- The first crop of the kind had
just been grown by DR.. Switzer and
he replied, giving the results of his
crop one that would stand adverse
drOuth conditions.
The article shows the humor that
the early settlers were able to work
into what otherwise might have been
a sorry tale of the struggling farmers
in the grasshopper year in Kansas
DR.. SwitZer had sown about 90 acres
of alfalfa as well as a number of
various other crops in an effort to
find which one was the best adapted
to the soil and climate He found
alfalfa to be the only one to with
stand both drouth of the worst kind
and the grasshopper invasion and so
told the public.
In addition to his telling of al
falfa and its adaptability to the Kan
sas soil. DR.. Swftzer also raised his
voice in protest against the idea that
the Kansas soil should be devoted
alone to the raising of small grain.
This was not enough, he said, in years
of drought and he advocated stock
raising as a means of livelihood in
addition to grain raising. 1t was with
this in view to some extent that he
started his successful experiment with
alfalfa
DR.. Switzer's experiment was sue
cessful- but it was many years be-
fore the great majority of Kansas
farmers realized it's full value as
crop. The fight was long. but was
finally successful. In 1891. fifteen
years after DIR. Switzer's experiment
was carried on. the entire acreage in
Kansas was but 81, ,3S4 acres. In 1900
it had advanced to 276,00S acres and
in 1910 to 926,492 acres The grand
total in 1912 for Kansas was 1,00O,-
7S5 acres.
The largest acreage of alfalfa in
the state is in the northern part, but
the productive valleys of the central
part of the state show an exec eption-
ally large yield in the three or four
crops given off each season. Jewell
and Smith counties have by far the |
largest acreages in the state and are
almost double that of any others
The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19
DREADED HORSE PLAGUE.
Two Die at Twin found-Experts Not
Certain.

Salina, Kan. July 1.-TWO horses
have just died in the Twin Mound
vicinity under circumstances which
would indicate that the recent epf-
demic may have been to blame
Il am not prepared to make a pos
tive statement yet said DR.. H. A.
Maxwell. deputy live stock commits
sioner, but I am afraid that disease
was responsible 1 have sent the
heads of these horses to a laboratory
at Kansas City for examination and
am awaiting the report from there
It is said these two horses acted
much like those did which were af-
fected by the strange disease last
year and their death can be accounted
for in no other way at this time.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19
Concentrated
Newspaper
Publicity


convention of advertising
men in Baltimore, one ad-
vertising manager of wide
experience dwelt with
much emphasis upon the
value of conc en- tr a t ed
newspaper publicity.
He made a vivid impress
sion.
He said that the news
papers constituted the only
real medium through
which a manufacturer
could create a demand for
his products in a particular
locality.
Only the newspapers can
build up business locally,
because advertising in 10
cal newspapers creates de-
mand. There is a vast diff
ference between creating
desire for a product and
creating actual demand.
Demand means sales over
the counter.
If you are a manufac-
turer and have a worthy
article to sell and seek to
develop any section write
to the Bureau of Advertis-
ing, American Newspaper
Pu bli s hers Association,
World Building, New York.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19

The Prudential Trust company loans
money on city property.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19
FOUND OLD CANNON BALL.
Located Near Historic Spot in Law
renee.

Lawrence. Kan, July 19.-While
workmen were making an excavation
they discovered a 16 pound solid shot.
The cannon ball was imbedded about
four feet in the ground
The place where the shot was dug
up is not far from the site of old Fort
Thacher, on the brow of the hill to
the south. and it doubtless had some
connection with the military operations
that went on around Lawrence in the
war times
The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19
new YORKS DAILY FARE.

per day? This question IS answered by
the Scientific American The annual bill
for food IS given at 1854. 6S3. 40 Assuming
that this bill is paid by 100000 fnha BIZ
tants, the daily cost of living in New
York for the average individual IS about
IS cents The annual consumption of beef
and other meat food products is So. coo 600
pounds per year, costing about $176, 100000.
which amounts to about half a pound of
meat per individual per day. II the meat
were all beef it would take about 1900
beeves to supply the daily demand.
More money is spent for meat than
for any other item in the food list. In this
estimate of meat poultry and fish are
poultry are consumed per year Or, if
the poultry were all chicken. it would
amount to between $4,000 and $500 chick
ems Per day. while $50. 100000 pounds of
fish are consumed per year, amounting
per day to about $1,000 five-pound fish.
Next in Importance IS the canned goods,
for which s150000.Oo0 is paid yearly. The
average New Yorker drinks little less
than a pint of milk per day. the total
daily consumption being 100000 quarts
and over. It would take a milk bottle
nearly 100 feet high to hold this quantity
of milk. New York eats 900 90. 000 loaves
of bread Per year, and as it IS possible
TO make 800 loaves of bread out OF single
barrel of flour. the daily consumption of
flour used in making the bread IS little
over 5000 barrels
The following is the table prepared by
commission. Those who love to juggle
with figures will find the table full of in
teresting possibilities:
1d
The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19

Mistress-"Oh, by the way. Snfthers.
I've ARRANGED for the breakfast in the SER
wants hall to be a quarter of an hour
earlier in future STlfther-sHThen my
Lady, I beg leave to give notice. Mis-
tresS-.-Indeedt Why2s Srnither-'sWeIi
my Lady, II seems to me that this eStab-
IishTnent is being conducted for your con
venience rather than-for that OF the ser
vauts."-Puuch-
The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19
The Topeka Plant of tn Seymour Company.

ing its cqpaeity simply for the purpose
of caring for these cackles- Even to-
day a $4,000 addition TO the Topeka
plant is being built solely on the as
surance that the cackling music IN
Kansas will not cease in years to come
This cackIe industry is more COM
monty known as the Seymour Packing
company under the management OF
George c. Bowman and Harry H Perry
with the main plant and headquarters
in Topeka and with branch houses in
Solomon and Winfield. Eggs and pouI-
try to the extent of several hundred
carloads a year are shipped by thls
firm to markets all over the world.
Nothing is sold locally.
In all parts of the globe are people
eating the products distributed by the
Seymour company. Topekans travelling
abroad this summer may sit down to
a table in a fashionable Paris cafe and
partake daintiIy of a palatable pouie
and feel reasonably assured that this
chicken once cackled in glee on a KAN
sas farm. was sentenced to death on
the Topeka guiIIotine OF the Seymour
Packing company and subsequently
was shipped on to a foreign market
Six hundred carloads of eggs and
poultry are shipped annually to the
world markets by this Topeka COM
pany. 1t is a pretty hard matter for
the traveller to touch point of in
in his menu a shipment from the larg-
est egg and poultry packing industry
in existence right here in little old
Topeka
Clearing House for Kansas.
According to the estimates of ex-
perts along these lines, Kansas pro-
duces a billion eggs a year Another
expert has stated that the average hen
cackles 200 times every time she lays
an egg. Place your ear to the grass
roots and listen to this harmonious
sound of two hundred billion cackIes
and as many million cIucks-cIucks of
the hen and her brood. Then walk
down Kansas avenue until you reach
Crane street and look at the magnifi-
cent industry that has been built up
on this well known Kansas music.
Fifty thousand chickens are con-
stantly on full feed during the poultry
season at the three Seymour poultry
stations When the new $4,000 ad-
dition to the Topeka plant is COM
pleted 1t will have a capacity of
40, 600 chickens Winfield can handle
$4,000 and solomon 10000. These
chickens are given a diet that would
be Of benefit TO any human being
BCttermilk leads off the menu Then
they are given oatmeal. flour and
other soft grains made into an ap-
peuzing paste.
Chickens de luxe,
The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19
For Cuts. Burns and Bruises

In every home there should be a box of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, ready to apply
in every case of burns, cuts, wounds or
scalds. J. H. Polanco, Delvalle, Tex, R
No. > writes: 'Bucklen's Arnica Salve
saved my little girls cut foot. No one be-
ueved il could be cured The worlds
best salve. Only sc Recommended by
Arnold Drug Co.-Adv-
The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19
Cawker Cftv Ifeht Plant Rurns

Beloit kan. July 1s.-The burn
ing of the Cawker City electric light
plant is said to have entailed a loss
OF about $4,000 The origin of the
fire is unknown. The plant will be
rebuilt at once.
The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-19
BUILT OF CACkLES
Big Topeka Industry Is Found
ed on Hens.
Seymour Company Is Largest
Firm in World.
BUILDING ADDITION To PLANT
Capacity of 10000 Chickens in
New Structure.
Story of a Huge Kansas Egg
and Poultry Business.
BUILDING ADDITION TO PLANT

There is an institution in Topeka
the largest of its kind in the world
that is built absolutely on cackles-
Sounds queer. doesn't it? But it is a
fact Furthermore. this s200,000 hrm
is growing and prospering and enlarg-
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ARMY-NAV.
Army Orders.

Capt. Louis T. BoiSeau. Field tllery.
nspector-instructor of militia of the Dis
trict of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia, will proceed to Tobyhanna Pa. for
duty from August l to 81. 1913, inclusive.
Leave of absence for two months and
twenty days is granted First Lieut.. ohm
X. Herr. 18th Cavalry.
By direction of the President, and upon
the application of First Sergt Charles
Pfeifer. Company ID. 18th Infantry. that
soldier win be placed upon the reti ed list.
Leave OF absence for one month is
granted Maj. Robert Alexander, 18th In
fantry.
The resignation of First Lisut Ray
accepted by the President to take effect
August ~. 1919 He Is granted leave OF
absence To tnat date.
The resignation of First Lieut.. Leon M.
Wilbor Medical Reserve Corps. has beer
epted by the President to take effect
July "A. 1913.
Contract Surg John p. Kelly. recently
appointed Is detailed in the Army trans
port service with station at San Francis
CO, Cal.
Maj Walter G. Penfield. ordnance de.
partment, will visit the works of the
American and British Manufacturing
Company, Bridgeport. Conn, on ofiicia
business pertaining to the inspection OIL
material in process of manufacture foi
the ordnance department
First Lieut.. Earl c. Buck. nth In
fantry, is detailed for duty as assistan,
TO the quartermaster, national and in
ternational matches, Camp Perry. Ohio
Leave Of absence for two months II
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STAGED MOCK BURGLARY
TO COVER SUICIDAL ACT
Definite Conclusion Reached in
Mystery Surrounding New York
Policeman's Death.

NEW YORK, July 26.-The belief ex-
pressed yesterday that Policeman James
Il. Cahill. who was found dead In tire
yard of st. Matthew's Catholic Church in
Brooklyn Monday morning, had commit
ted suicide, is now the definite conclu-
sion reached by Deputy Police Commits
sioner Dougherty, who took personal
charge of the inquiry into the supposed
killing of the policeman by burglars.
If Cahill killed himself he staged the
act with dramatic cunning, for In the
church door was found a burglars
Jimmy. and the policeman's body bore
three stab wounds as Well as bullet
wound. 1t appears. however, that the
stabs, in the region of the heart, were
but superficial wounds.
The police also found that the shot
which killed Cahili was from a corroded
cartridge similar to several which the
policeman had borrowed from fellow
officer during the night of the tragedy.
A motive for the staging OF a burglary
to cover a suicidal act il seen by the
police in the fact that IL Cahill had been
killed on duty his widow would have re-
ceived, as is customary in such instances.
nearly $4,000 in death benefits. The
members of the Cahill family still refuse
to accept the theory, however that the
policeman committed suicide.
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velopment of the order on the Pacific

velopment OF the order on the Pacinc
coast.
The annual meeting OF the Supreme
Council of the Knights of Columbus VIII
be held at Boston, Mass, August to
Z, inclusive, and the members of the or
SANITATION in that city are making
elaborate arrangements for the enter
tainment of the delegates to the conven-
ton. and of the large number of guests
who are expected.
On the night of August there Is to be
a grand exemplification of the fourth de-
gree, to he followed by banquet, at
which it is expected $500 persons will
participate. Tuesday morning there will
be solemn pontifical high mass at the
Cathedral of the Holy Cross In Boston.
The convention will open after the sery-
ices at the cathedral. the delegates to
the convention being taken on boat
down the harbor, where the opening ex-
ercises will be held, followed by shore
dinner at Nantasket The succeeding
sessions of the convention will be held
at the Hotel Somerset
Quite a number of the members of the
order in this jurisdiction are making ar
rangements to visit Boston during the
week of the convention. The delegates
from the District of Columbia to the SUI
preme Council, and who will participate
In the convention, are State Deputy Ed
ward p. Harrington and Past State
Deputy Thomas j. Donovan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27
ROOSEVELT WILL LEAVE
UNITED STATES FOR YEAR
After South American Visit He
Likely Will Go to
Australia.

NEW YORK, July 26.-Col. Roosevelt
is to he away from this country for
year report is in circulation that
when he finishes his visit TO South
America he will go to Australia, and
that the two trips will take up the bet
ter part of a year.
The colonel will return from the
southwest about September /. He starts
for South America october 4. Mr.. Alb
bott was uncertain Just how long the
colonel will take TO cover his trip
through the three republics. as he has
not decided whether he will go into the
interior OF South America on d hunting
trip. If he does go into the woods he
will not be able 10 return to New York
before late in the spring of 1871
Recent developments in Australian
politics have aroused Col RooseveltS
interest. The rise of the young Aus
traIian party has been similar in many
respects 20 that of the progressive party
here.
Friends of Col. Roosevelt say he has
found his connection with the Outlook
burdensome; that he would be glad to
have his time TO himself. They believe
he will make a new ARRANGEMENT so that
lie will not be expected to furnish q
1oskly article.
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TREE BLIGHT EXPLAINED.
Beetles Do Not Kill Locust Trees Elk.
cept Late in Summer.

Answering recent inquiry regarding
the insect which has caused the pre-
vailing blight of the locust trees, the
bureau of entomology says:
1.-THE insect attacking the black locust
In this District is the locust-leaf beetle,
known scientifically as odontota DOR
sails.
1T is a well distributed species, which
occurs annually to some extent on all
locust trees east Of the Rocky noun
tains, and has not been known to Kill
the trees. unless injury begins late in
the summer. Where it occurs in unusual
numbers. as during the present season,
it may be controlled by the application
Of spray of arsenate of lead at the
rate of three pounds to fifty gallons of
water when the beetles first make their
appearance in the spring.
"At the present time, since the ma
jority of the leaf mining larvae have be-
gun to issue. 1t is doubtful If spray ap-
plications would prove Of any value
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anted Chaplain Samuel J. smit

granted Chaplain Samuel J. Smith.
Coast Artillery Corps; 80,
Capt. Richard Furnival Coast Artn-
lery Corps. will proceed to Fort II. g.
Wright. n. Y, for duty in connection
with the seint army and navy exer-
cises.
Maj. Curtis w. dwell Corps Of Engi-
neers, will proceed to Camp Perry.
Ohio, for the purpose Of acting as OBJ
server at the camp of engineers. Or
ganized Militia Of Ohio. to be held at
that place.
The leave of absence granted First
Lieut.. Hugh III. Broadhurst, 8th Cav
airy. is extended one month.
Each of the following-named officers
of the Coast Artillery Corps will take
citation at Fort Warren. Mass: Col.
Frederick Marsh. Capts. Francis w;
Ralston and Clarence G. Bunker. and
First Lieut.. William c. koenig.
Capt. Robert H. c. Ke.ton. Coast Ar
tillery Corps is transferred from the
9TH Company to the seth Company.
Second Lieut. Frank K. Ross 9Th Cav
airy, will proceed to Fort Des Moines,
Iowa. for temporary duty.
Leave of absence for fourteen days is
granted Maj James F. Brady. Coast
Artillery Corps.
granted Mai Raymond F. Metcalfe. Med
ical Corps.
Capt Charles L. Fisher. Coast Ar
tillery Corps. Is transferred from the Goth
Company to the 7th Company.
Naval Orders.
Lieut. F. H. Roberts, from Mayrant to
Duncan.
Ensign J. J. saxer. from Kentucky to
Mayrant.
Ensign F. G. Reinicke. from Virginia
to Galveston.
Ensign Luther Welsh. from bureau Of
ordnance to Virginia.
Machinist Frank Smith. to inspector Of
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

There was a large attendance of MEM
bers and visitors at the July meeting of
Washington Council Tuesday evening.
There were several spirited debates on
various subjects of interest to the coun-
ell. The report from the chapter con-
corning the proposed celebration of
Columbus day was approved. District
Deputy Joseph M. Kelly of Chico, Cal.
gave an entertaining account Of the de-
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Would Reclaim Swamp Land.

Senator williams of Mississippi has in
troduced a bill to create a federal drain
age fund and provide for the reclama-
ton OF. swamp and overfiowed lands
through the south and middle west. The
bill would put into the drainage fund
money received from the sale of lands in
thirteen western and southern states.
and would direct the Secretary OF the
Interior to have surveys made and let
contracts for drainage work.
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Refrigerators at Is Per Cent Discount.
one-quarter Off the Price of Any Refrigerator.

"Lapand" North STAR Monitor "Radium, Apart
ment House." Our Favorite Ranney Ice capacity iron
40 $50 pounds floor tomorrowand buy a
less than the previous least of this year OF 1913
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NOMINATIONS HANG FIRE.
Two Promoted Army Officers Await
Confirmation by Senate.

The nominations Of Col John F. Wis
ser, C. A. c., and Col. Thomas F. Davis.
9Th Infantry, to be brigadier generals
have not yet been confirmed by the Sen
ate. There does not seem to De any
serious opposition to the pending nom-
nations. but the members of the commit
tee profess to be too busy with other
things to attend meetings.
There are prospects of two more va
cancies among the general officers OF
the army. Brig. Gen. Marion p. Maus
retires August 20, and Brig. Gen. Ralph
w. Hoyt October 8, 1913.
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until early morning that the party dis

persed.
Among those present were Mrs. G.:
S. Huntington and Mrs. E. w. Crew of
Washington, chaperons; Misses Lulu M.
Lowe, Dorothy w. Buell.. Hilda Buell..
Margaret Crawley. Marion Crawley.
Lynda Beagle. Ida Beagle. Annie Crew.
Edith Oldham, Bertha Oldham, Florence
oldham, Carrie Oldham, Florence CARAT
and Regina Beagle, Messrs. George
Cooper. John r. Ardeeser, Clifford M.
Howard Mobley, j. H. Yates, jr., c. M.
Hoffman, Bruce B. White, j. Orville
Kefauver. Robert W. Sheckells. Oscar L.
Gaver Joseph S. Griffin. George
Kefauver, C. Harry Derr, James Beagle
and Glenn T. Biser.
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ENJOY A STRAW RIDE.
Washington Visitors at Braddock
Heights Also Feast on Watermelon.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
BRADDOCK HEIGHTS, Nd,
July 26, 1918.
A straw ride that proved thoroughly
enjoyable was given this week to Fred
erick and return by a large number of
Washingtonians who are summering at
the hotels and cottages here. On the
return from town a watermelon feast
was heid az sylvia cottage. The cottage
was taSteIuiiy decorated with flowers.
After the ieast a dance was held, in
which all took part. and 1t was not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27

Mr. and Mrs. w. o. Mowbray Of Singers
Glen, Va, surprised their friends Thurs
day by announcing that they were mar
ried In Harrisonburg, Va, June -.
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,oal, Baltimore, Md.

Commissions have been issued to the
following-named officers, Commanders f.
r. Pollock and Chester Wells Lieut..
grade) P. L. Holland. r. c. Saudey, ].
L. Kaufman. II. E. Knauss, L. p War.
rem. e. E. Wilson, H. F. D. Davis. r. X.
Turner. w. w. Wilson, A. H. Douglas ].
S. Lowell, P. H. Bastedo, F. r. Berg. r.
G. Thomas, r.. NJ. Emmett, ]. G. Ste
vens, A. M. Steckel and Assistant Surgeon
r. c. Clark, NJ R. c.
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Naval Movements.

The Wyoming and fleet have arrived
at Newport the Bagley at Annapolis, the
Mayflower at Washington. the South
Dakota at San Pedro and the Neptune
at Vera Cruz.
The Illinois has sailed from Cadiz for
Gibraltar, the Cincinnati from Siakwan
for Kiukiang. the Des Moines from New
York for Brunswick, Ga. and the Dem
yer from Topolobampo for Corinto.
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URGES VETERANS
ATTEND REUNION
MAJ.-eEN. PAT HENRY WANTS AS
MANY AS POSSIBLE TO GO TO
GETTYSBURG,

jackson, Miss, June 27.-Maj. Gen.
Pat Henry, Of Brandon, commanding
the Mississippi division, United Con-
federate Veterans. has issued a special
order urging as many Of his comrades
as can possibly do 80 to attend the
great reunion of Union and Confeder-
ate soldiers on the battlefield at Get
tysburg next month. In regard to the
reunion Gen. Henry says:
"This viii be great reunion, the
like Of which was never Witnessed be
fore. without compromising any prin
ciple for which you fought, meet your
antagonists Of the long ago In 9 spirit
Of friendship, frankly conceding theil
valor. and with the hope Of future
peace and good win between the sec
lions Of the greatest Of all republics"