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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03

Kansas Said to Be First State to Make
ssBellWether', Birds.

Kansas Said to Be First State to Make
''Bellwether'' Birds.
BELL the Turkey" is becoming quite
. common expression in Kansas these
days. In many parts OF the country
sheep herds are kept intact by the use
of the bell and many cattle herds in
the timbered counties are kept belled
But putting abel on the turkey is said
to be Lurely Kansas idea and comes
about through the rank weed and
grass growths In the state.
Turkeys are great lovers OF grass
hoppers and the grass hoppers' favor
tie haunt il an alfalfa field. II the
alfalfa Is very high the young turkeys
ere likely to get lost from the mother
~ they wander about the field chasing
the festive and luscious hopper. So
the use of the bell on the turkey has
.cpme. about and according to letters
foeeived by the Kansas agricultural
department the practice is quite COM
mon throughout the state.
One or two old hen turkeys with a
flock of young ones working through
an alfalfa field will eat q lot OF grass
hoppers in q short time and q consid-
ofAble- number Of farmers In western
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
BIG RANCH CROPS.
Fargo County Farm Raises Good
Wheat and Fcterita Crops.

WaKeeney, KAN, Oct. 3.@The
Davidson brothers, Of Glasco, have
Just returned from their big ranch in
Fargo county. about ten miles from
WaKeeney. This ranch contains 1900
acres. and this year a 450-acre wheat
crop was harvested that made an aver
age of more than rs bushels to the
acre.
Six hundred acres of the ranch will
be put back in wheat this year. The
ranch also has a 1O0-acre patch of
feterita which made a yield Of between
so and 100 bushels to the acre this
year. Three hundred acres of the
ranch will be put in feterita in 1915.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
The Difficult Task Secure Peace Without the Sacrifice
the Danger of Unwis PeaceT Treaties

it ID an Infinitely worse thing to excite
contempt; and every editor or writer or
public man who tells US that we ought
not to have battleships and that we
ought to trust entirely to well-fnten-
toned foolish all-inclusive arbitration
not keep prepared. Is merely doing MS
best to bring contempt upon the United
States and to insure disaster in the
future.
Nor is China the only case in point.
Luxembourg is a case in point Korea
inoffensive and helpless. It neither
took nor was capable Of taking the
smallest aggressive action against any
one. 1t had no forts, no warships. no
army worthy Of the name. 1t excited
no fear and no anger. But it did ex-
cite measureless contempt and there
fore Il invited aggression. Under
these circumstances Japan had to de-
eide not whether Korea would remain
Independent. but whether 1t would be
under the influence OF Japan or OF
some people hostile to Japan. The
situation OF Korea in reference to jap
an rendered it impossible for patriotic
Japanese statesmen to tolerate it's be-
ing in the possession of q hostile pow
er. AS The only alternative they took
possession of it themselves. 1 do not
question that this was national ne
cessity.
The point I wish to make is. first.
the extreme unwisdOm and imprOprie-
ty of making promises that cannot be
kept, and, second, the utter futility
Of expecting that in any save excep-
tiOnal cases a strong power will keep
q promise which 1t finds to it's dis
advantage. unless there is some way
Of putting force back of the demand
that the treaty be observed.
America has no claim whatever to
superior virtue in this matter. We
have shown an appalling recklessness
in making treaties, especially all-in-
elusive arbitration treaties and the
like which in time of stress would not
and could not be observed. When
such a treaty Is not observed the blame
really rests upon the unwise persons
who made the treaty. Unfortunately,
howe !er. this arraignment of blame
cannot be made by outsiders. All they
can say is that the country concerned
and 1 speak. Of America-does not
breaking an improper promise really
reas.s with those who make It: but the
penalty is paid by the whole country.
There are certain respects in which I
think the United States can fairly
claim to stand ahead Of most nations
in its regard for international morality.
For example, last spring when we took
Vera Cruz, there were individuals
within the city who fired on our troops
which is alleged to have taken place
in Louvafn. But 1t never for one mo-
ment entered the heads Of our people
to destroy Vera Cruz. In the same
way. when we promised freedom to
Cuba, We kept our promise and after
establishing an orderly government in
Cuba withdrew our army and left her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03

even including questions Of honor and
OF vital national interest. At the very
time that this announcement was made
and the negotiation Of the treaties be-
gun. the government in case after case
where specific performance of its
pledges was demanded responded with
flat refusal to do the very thing it
had announced its intention of doing.
Recently. there have been nego-
tiated in Washington thirty or forty
little all-inclusive arbitration, or So
called peace" treaties. which repre-
sent as high q degree Of faulty as Is
often achieved in these matters. There
Is no likelihood that they will do us
any great material harm because it
il absolutely certain that we would
not pay the smallest attention to them
in the event of their being invoked in
any matter where our interests were
seriously involved: but it would do us
moral harm to break them, even al
though this were the least evil OF two
evil alternatives. It is a discreditable
thing that at this very moment, with
before our eyes such proof OF the
worthlessness of the neutrality
treaties affecting Belgium and Luxem-
burg. our nation should be negotiating
treaties which convince every sensible
and well-informed observer abroad
that we are either utterly needless in
making promises which cannot be
kept or else willing to make promises
which we have no intention of keep
ing. What has just happened shows
that such treaties are worthless except
to the degree that force can and will
be used in backing them.
There are some well-meaning peo-
pie. misled by mere words, who doubt
less think that treaties of this kind do
accomplish something. These good
and well-meaning people may feel
that am not jealous in the cause of
Peace. This is the direct reverse of
the case. I abhor war. In common
with all other thinking men 1 am in
expressibly saddened by the dreadful
contest now waging in Europe. 1 put
Peace very high as an agent for
bringing about Righteousness. But If
I must choose between righteousness
and Peace I choose Righteousness.
Therefore, 1 hold myself in honor
bound to do anything in my power to
advance the cause of the Peace of
Righteousness throughout the world.
I believe we can make substantial ad-
vances by international agreement In
the line of achieving this l>urpose and
a little later I intend to state in out
line just what think can be done to-
ward this end. But I hold that we
will do nothing and less than nothing
unless, pending the accomplishment Of
this purpose, we keep our own beloved
country in such shape that war shall
not strike her down; and further
more, unless we also seriously consid-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03

Kansas have been in the habit OF buy
ing flocks of turkeys when the grass
hopper season comes on and fattening
the Thanksgiving birds with the pest.
IT the turkeys were very young they
were kept with old hens for q day or
so and then the old ones would be
decorated with a small bell, tied
around the neck, and the flock turned
into the alfalfa to hunt hoppers Thus
young ones were able to keep close to
the older birds by means of the bell.
They could easily be lost in the high
alfalfa but for the "bellwether" Of the
flock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
xANTHUM GLOHsOUM."
No, This Isn't q Cuss Word-It's .
Bur's Name.


Bur's Name.
Lawrence, Kan, Oct. SIT is for
tunate that science does not set a
standard of usefulness on its discov-
cries; otherwise the latest scientific
exploit Of Prof. C. A. Shull Of the K.
u. faculty might receive but little
mention and scant praise. Professor
Shull has discovered a new cockle-
bur.
The exact method in which tho dis
covery was made has not been re-
vealed, but the world may now know
what Professor Shull said. He said:
"Xanthum Colosseum
That is the name OF the newly dis
covered bur, which is much like the
cocklebur we all know about. But it
il smaller and has other differences
that only a botanist would appreciate.
The little bur is found in the neigh
borhood Of Lawrence. Some spect-
mems Of it have been sent to the Mis-
souri, botanical gardens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
FAIR Is A SUCCESS.

Mitchell County Carnival Was Largely
Attended-Stock Exhibits Good.
Beloit. Kan, Oct. 3.-The twelfth
annual meeting of the Mitchell coun-
ty fair was a big success in every way.
While the live stock exhibits were not
as large as In former years, the quail
ity was up to the highest standard
and the horse. hog. sheep and cattle
departments were especially good.
The officers of the association have
worked hard for the success of the
fair and the large turnouts were san
ample reward for their efforts. These
officers are: E. E. Booker, president:
]. X. Gise, vice president: Peter
Eresah, treasurer, and E. C. Logan,
secretary All Of these men are pro-
gressive farmers and stock men and
are due great credit for the splendid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
CHRISTIAN CHURCH CONVENTION

Lawrence Gets Next Annual Meeting
Topekans Are ON Board.
Newton. Kan, Oct. &-Lawrence has
been selected for the place OF meeting OF
the State Christian churches convention
for 1915. Dr.. ]. w. Young. Of Hutchin-
son. was reelected president of the state
boa-u, and Luther Moore chosen as presi-
dent Of the convention.
The members Of the state board are:
President, d.. J. W. Young, of Huchin-
son: vice presidents, o. T. Cook Of To-
peka, Duncan MacFarline OF Holton.
Emporia, C. W. Cooper Of Bonner
Springs; secretary. Geo. e. Lyons of To-
peka.
e. T. Mcfarland Of Lawrence was
chosen as recording secretary, and Frank
Mcdonald OF Remington enrolling clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
POLITICS WARMING UP.
BelOit Voters Hear Progressive and
Republican Orators This Week.

Be!oit, Kan, Oct. 3.-Politics il be-
ginning to warm up in the Sixth con-
gressiona; district. The voters here
have had the pleasure of hearing Vic
tor Murdoch and Eva Morley Murphy,
Progressives; Charles Curtis and DIR.
J. B. Dykes and Miss Esther Dykes,
the accomplished daughter of the con-
gressional candidate, all Republicans.
DR.. Dykes spoke in favor Of national
suffrage and Miss Dykes made q SPLEEN
did .alk in behalf of her cause.
Miss Lola c. Trax, Of Baltimore, who
is campaigning the state against
Democratic congressional candidates,
also made q short talk in Beloit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03

tendent of the horse department and
G. w. Novels superintendent Of the
mule shows.
The organization will be q perma-
nent one and liberal premiums will
be offered to induce large entries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
SHOW A BIG SUCCESS.
IArEe Crowds Attend Emporia's Big
Fall Festival This Week.

Emporia, Kan. Oct. 2-The Lyon
county Progressive Products show has
far exceeded tho expectations of Its pro-
motors in every way. Thursday after
noon the big parade Of the festival at
tracted large crowds and the magnificent
exhibits were witnessed by thousands.
Friday afternoon all the schools OF
crate floats and more than 1000 thou
sand are estimated to have marched In
the parade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
OttaWa Butchcrs COMING.

Ottawa. Kan. Oct. sc. L. Warner,
b. F. Ogg and J. E. Stiffler will prob
ably attend the fourth annual conven-
ton OF the Kansas Retail Butchers as
ISOLATION in Topeka, October and z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
G. A. r.. FAVOR TOPEKA.
Old Soldiers at Beloft Hold Big Semi.
Annual Meeting.

Be1oit. Kan. Oct. S.-The old army
comrades OF Mitchell county turned
out in large numbers at the recent
semi-annual meeting held here. More
than 100 were present at the grounds
where the meeting was held and ev-
cry one of them had a big feast and
a big time.
Now that Kansas has q beautiful
memorial hall. the old soldiers Of the
Beloit g. A. r. are enthusiastic about
making Topeka the permanent meet
ing place Of the annual encampment.
At the last encampment the local G.
A. r. and associated orders sent a full
car load to Topeka and they all re-
turned well pleased with the city ana
the entertainment given them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03

the session is q petition to ask the leg
islature to pass q law prohibiting the
sale Of meat without state Inspection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
STOCK MEN ORGANIZE.

Big Show Next Week.
Glasco, Kan, Oct. 3.-The thor
oughbred stock raisers of this section
have organized a horse and mule as
ISOLATION and on Oct. 10 they will
hold their first annual show.
Ofhcers Of the association have been
elected as follows: DIR. Riley Lou
than, president: Guy Williamson. vice
president; Clyde Hussey, secretary,
and w. H. Harper. treasurer. W. p
Brass1eld has been elected superin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-03
Will CHARTER SPECIAL. 7
Wichita Teachers to Come to Topeka
ON Special Train.

ON special Train.
Wichita, Oct 8. - Wichita school
teachers will charter special train to
attend the state teachers convention in
Topeka in November. Last year the
Santa Fe supplied the special train.
This year the Rock Island probably will
give them the special
This movement Of $50 school teachers
out of wichita to Topeka il a passen-
ger traffic plum that railroad agents
bid for eagerly. 1t is the heaviest
movement Of the year.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-13
The Danger of Procrastination.

written by Nina Whitlock of
Wesley's Chapel SchooD.
Procrastination is putting off un-
til tomorrow what we could do today.
We should not put off until tomorrow
any duty that should be done today.
How often do we school girls put
off studying our lessons until we &c
to school, and then some one will
come and want us to take-a part ir
the dance or to play and most likel,
we will go, thinking no more of ou,
lessons, until we are called to the
| class, then such a chattering and ask
ing some one to prompt us, at thai
moment we feel, if 1 should not b,
called on today, l will try and know
my lessons another day, perhaps we
Will keep our promises for while
but most likely we gradually get
back into the habit of procrastination
That shows us that we ought never
to allow that habit to control us il
we do, it is most likely to continue
with us forever.
Why can't we do things at once
rather than form the habit of pro-
crastination; never let us neglect our
duty, but do what we have to do i'm
mediate and then it will not be on
our minds. Now, girls and also boys
let us try and follow the motto of
not putting off until tomorrow what
should be done today.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-13
FOR A
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-13
RECEIVERS SALE.
State of South Carolina,
County of Union,

State of South Carolina,
County of Union,
Court of Common Pleas.
Union Hardware Company, Plaintiff,
against
Cross Keys Mercantile Co., Defend
ant
In obedience to an order of judge
w. G. Shipp, dated February 21st
l9l4, in the above entitled case, no
tice is hereby given that /, F. H.
Garner, as receiver for Cross Keys
Mercantile Co., defendant in the above
entitled case, that / will sell at Gross
Keys, S. c., in the county and State
aforesaid, before the doors of what
is known as the Cross Keys Mercan.
tile Co. lat II o'clock A. NJ. on the
10th day of March, A. d. 1914, the
entire stock of goods, wares anC
merchandise of the said Cross Key.
Mercantile Co., consisting of DIR,
Goods, Notions, Shoes, Groceries, etc.
in bulk for cash to the highest bidder
AT the same time and place and OF
the same terms, | will sell all tn,
accounts, bills of sales, mortgage!
chosen in action.
Any one desiring to see the inven
tory may do so by application to tn,
receiver or his attorney, Jno. X
Hamblin. F.. H. GARNER.
AS Receiver for Cross Peys Mer. Co
JNO. X. HAMBLIN,
Attorney for Receiver.
Dated March 5, 1914. 1912
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-13
MORE THAN A SCORE
PERISH AMID FLAMES
Thirty Lives Lost in Fire Which De-
stroy st. Louis Club-Seven
Found Dead and Many
Missing. A.


st. Louis, March 9.-That from 80
to 35 guests of the Missouri Athietic
club perished in the flames that de-
stroyed the building is the belief OF
officers of the club tonight.
Seven bodies have been recovered
and from % to 20 occupants of the
structure are still unaccounted for
At sundown tonight firemen con.
smouldering ruins under the glare OF
searchlights.
Though a committee early TODAY
opened headquarters at the Press clui
and asked all who were guests Oh
the Missouri Athletic club last night
to report, 80 to 35 did not registe,
and hourly the feeling grew that all
these were lost.
Hope was given by Fire Chic,
Swingley late today that the water
could be pumped out of the ruins to.
night and that search for bodies
might then be resumed.
Seventeen in Hospitals.
| While the search continued TODAY
II persons injured in the fire were
under treatment at public and private
hospitals.
There was much difficulty in iden.
| tifying recovered bodies of the dead
and some were identified under two
or three different names.
The blaze was the most serious as
to fatalities of any fire in the city's
history. 1t completely wrecked the
seven-story building occupied jointly
by the Missouri Athletic club and the
Boatmen's bank caused a property
loss estimated at $66,000 and forced
the abandonment of the inter-col-
legiate track meet to have been held
in st. Louis under the auspices of
the club Saturday night.
The cause of the fire was a mys-
terry tonight. Reports that the blaze
was accompanied by a terrific ex-
plosion indicating that the fire was
due to efforts of bank robbers to
dynamite the Moatmen's bank were
unconfirmed. Reports of explosions
were denied by the night watchman
of the bank.
Money in Bank.
In the vaults of the Boatmen's
bank, which occupied part of the first
floor, was more than $1,3O0,OO0 in
currency. The vaults were un-
harmed, the bank officials reported.
The bank opened today in temporary
quarters few blocks away.
The number of guests who had
rooms in the club houses either per-
manently or for the night, was about
100. Many escaped, some checked
out before the fire, others, it is
thought were not there when the
flames broke out; some were injured
in leaving the club house and the
rest are listed among the dead or
for.
The fire was discovered by a wo-
man who was waiting in the club
lobby for her escort, who saw the
reflection of the flames in the plate
glass windows across the street.y
Thirty-eight guests on the fifth floor
were awakened by Mr.. and Mrs. Rob,
ert Magill, who refused to leave until
they had given the alarm to all within
reach. Mr.. Magill was house man.
ager of the club. Mrs. Magill was
badly burned.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-13
Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure.

The worst cases, no matter of how long standing
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. II relieves
Pain aud Heals at the same time. 25c, Soc ST 90
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-13

Gold has been discovered on the
and of the Gaffney Land and I'm
provement Co., near the city of Gaff-
ney and some people believe it will
become a regular gold mine.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-13

Spartanburg county has borrowed
S8O,5OO.00 from a New York banker
at per cent.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-13
To Prevent Blood Poisoning

apply at once the wonderful old reliable DR..
fORIER'S ANTISEPrIC HEALING OIL, a sur
gIcal dressing that relieves pain and heals at
the same time. Not liniment. 2Sc. SOC. 81 90.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-13

A. NJ. Chreitzberg, of Spartanburg
has been elected president of the First
National Bank of that city to succeed
w. f.. Burnett, deceased.
Evening star., 1914-08-23
al MAS TEMPLE MOBILES
ARE HOSTS AT OUTING
Varied Program Of Amusements 1t
Marshall Hall Includes Vocal
Music and Dancing.

Almas Temple Of the Mystic Shrine
had a fine crowd on its excursion to
Marshall Hall Friday. and many who
had the courage to remain for the even
ing program in the pavilion. after the
drenching rain of the afternoon, ex-
pressed themselves repaid for the trip.
The croquet matches scheduled for the
morning were pulled Off according to the
program and prizes consisting Of cro-
ouet sets were awarded the winners; but
the afternoon spoYts had to be postponed
until next year.
In the evening the feature in the pa
vilion was the indoor base ball game be-
tween the "Newlyweds" and the Speed
Bows" captained, respectively, by Harry
F. Kennedy and Virgil M. Fookes. Dur
ing the intermission between the dances
solos were sung by Charles F. Roberts,
Milton ]. Fillius, Edward Hutchinson
and William Scantlebury, with Mrs.
Scantlebury as accompanist-
making preparation for the event. which
was for the benefit of the christmas
basket charity fund.-" were Charles A.
Stevens, general chairman; Carey $
Frye and Chester r. Sampson. vice
chairmen: Sol Herzog, Robert L Tiller.
Eibel, v. NJ Fookes, A. Frey. F. E. Glib
son, C. A. Hammett L. Hartig. J. w.
Humphrfes, G. L. Isemann. H. F. Ken
nedy. F, II. Kramer, W. T. Lawrence.
Charles Long, c. B. Matthews. A: Me
Kenzie. G: c: Melody, Theodore Pieard'
s sehmid, W W. w ". shearer. Morris simon.
Charles G. Volk. Charles 7. waring, A.
Wilson and a host of others.
Evening star., 1914-08-23
WANT D. C. REPRESENTED.
Commissioner Newman Asked to
Name Delegates to Road Congress.

Commissioner Oliver p. Newman has
been requested by A. B. Fletcher, presi-
dent of the Fourth American Road Con
gress and state highway engineer OF
California. to name three delegates to
attend the sessions of the road congress
to be held at Atlanta. Ga, during the
week of November .. Forty-seven great
organizations are taking part in the con-
gress under the leadership OF the Aineri-
can Highway Association and the Amerl-
can Automobile Association.
In his letter to the Commissioner Presl-
dent Fletcher calls attention to the fact
that practically every state highway COM
missioner will be present ana take part
in discussing the important problems OF
road construction and maintenance. and
that some of the foremost men in public
life will devote their attention to the
great question Of federal aid to road i'm
provement. in an endeavor to work out
a policy which may be submitted to the
Congress of the United States with the
support of the organized road movement
of America.