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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
Kansas City 1--we Stock Market.

Kansas City. June 1o-HOGs-Receipts
1000. Market &c lower. Bulk OF sales $7Ss
butchers, $7S5dS.0z; light Nb@a0o: pigs.
$700@750 .'.'s -rat'
CATTLE+Receipts 800. Market strong.
steers, TL35@e- 70: western steers, N.00GS. Is;
southern steers, $e.006.10; cows. $l.35@7. Is;
heifers. $6.75d8.B: stockers and feeders,
$6.OO@7.75; bulls. $5.2507.26; calves. 5000
1000 ~
sHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market steady.
Lambs, $S.00@960: yearlingH 1&E67.00:
wethers. ,$52506-00; ewes, A-25@6.&; stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
Topeka Butter, EgGs ana Poultry.
~ the Topeka Packing Cal

Topeka, Kan, June 10.
POULTRY-Hens. 12c; springs. over 2
lbs. 12c; broilers. zlbs and under. 1sc:
turkey hens to young toms, Ice; old tom
turkeys. 14c; ducks, 7c: geese. SC.
EGGS-1Sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10

Rdsitiveiy cannot uSs sheep Or lambs
ncn:t SEND m rough. shan. unfinishea
hoG0 OF pigs. 40 We cannot ne them TO-
packing purposes sn6 Win have % buy e
abba M % reship 20 the River markse. =
e - your odvaatago - ven - ezra -
Keen them back until f.na0hoG
Cannot uss grass cattle unless strictly
good
Narkot pe4ce paid for dry lot eaes3o..
advising number Of head, quality. 80
ana length Of time ON feed. We win make
ia. call on yO1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
sChicnxo Live stock Market.

Chicago. June 1o.-Hoos-Receipts so-
600. -arket dull, &c lower: Bulk OF sales,
s. a@s.05: light. N.8o@SO71; mixed. N.760
$40; heavy. H&0S0.4; rough. N@@. 50:
pigs, S. S6@7o0.
+ C--TTLEReceipts 1900. Market steady
to q shade lower: beeves. H30@9 Is:
steers, S6.So@s.10; stockers and feeders,
S6.3o@s.B: cows and heifers, $s.70S.7o;
sHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady
to 10c higher. Sheep. 6.5506.6: yearitngs.
q. ss@7.70; lambs. ss.606e.so; springs. $40
610.00. $50
Kansas C.y live Stock Sales.
Crhe following sales wege paAAe this
morning at the Stock Yards, Kansas
City, and reported over long distance
( telephone direct to the state Journal BY
Clay, Robinson = Co. live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at al
marketo.J
Kansas City. June 1o.-CATrLE-Re-
ceipts $500 head. Market dull, weak to
1Oc lower.
HOGs-Receipts 1000 head. Market &c
to 10c lower. Bulk Of sales, $7.6QeOo; top
sos.
sHEErRece.pts 1900 head. Market
steady to weak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
Wichita Live Stock Ma

Wichita Live Stock Market.
Wichita, June 10.-HOGS-Receipts $500.
Market lower. Top. $3.50: bulk Of sales.
$z6@76. =
Native steers, $6.O0@e 90; cows and METERS,
s 60@eO0; stockers and feeders, &AU@716;
stock COWS and heifers. 9l6001o0; bulls,
$6Oo@6.50; calves, $6.50G650 >, ...s.:.t
st. Joseph Live stock Market.
st. Joseph, June 10.-HOGS- Receipts
5000. Market lower. Top, $40: bulk of
sales N85@3.O0. =.
CATTLE-Receipts Loo. Market steady.
Steers, E5009.e0; cows ana iieifers, tA00Q
g. 50; calves. $5.0O09.60. :
SHEEP-Receipts 1900 Market steady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10

Topeka Hay Market
UuSnashsd ~ T. 4. Dpck. n3-21l = otAl
Topeka, Kan.,. June 10.
PRAIRIE HAT4Seo. l. sls.6o: no. =
NEW ALFALFA--$100o
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
unprontabI. Calamity Rowling.

The role of calamity bowler Is
not a pleasant one, and whether the
Republicans will gain anything by
their declared policy will depend alto
gether upon the truth of their asser-
tons. They must know that this
country is too sensible and has too
much at stake to be talked into a sea-
son Of hard times, nor will the Ameri-
can people be convinced that the.
commercial atmosphere is heavy when
they know by personal experience that
It is bright and clear.
II, which heaven forbid, distress
should come, the Republican orators
will not have to proclaim the fact
from the housetops. II prosperity con-
tinues, pessimistic speeches will fall
upon deaf ears. The prophets OF evil
must be sure Of their facts before they
20 ahead, as otherwise their doleful
utterances will be as idle as the wind
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
THREE CROPS OF POTATOES.
Wagner County Farmer Finds the
spuds Profitable.

w. P. Lawrence OF near Rex, WACO
ner county, gathered his third crop
of Irish potatoes for this season short
ly before Christmas. II the frost had
held off few days longer Mr.. Law.
rence's third crop OF tubers would
have been as large and much more
plentiful than the second crop. But
the frost nipped the vines before the
potatoes had grown to maturity Mr.
Lawrence gathered as fine a crop Of
nice tender new potatoes as are usual
ly gathered early in the summer and
sold them for good price.
Mr. Lawrence got his spring crops
in very early this year and shipped
over nine carloads of potatoes from
the seventy-fve acres that he had in
cultivation. Then he planted the SEQ
ond crop, but the drouth interfered
and the seed potatoes remained in
the ground unsprouted until 1t rained
When the crop was gathered the pota.
toes were of inferior size and Mr..
Lawrence left many Of them in the
ground. These tubers .sprouted and
grew rapidly and from them Mr.. Law
renee has just harvested his third
crop. Mr. Lawrence has over 400
bushels of turnips from fall planting
and several acres of fine winter
wheat. He is one Of the farmers
to whose crops the drouth did little
damage. His corn was planted very
early and was past the roasting ear
stage before the drouth did any dam
age. He has big crop Of corn that
filled every crib and bin on the farm
and necessitated the erection OF a
new corn crib.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
PARTY OF PROGRESS
Democratic Statesmen to Be
Congratulated.
Enactment Of the Currency Law 10
In Striking Contrast to the Do
Nothing Policy That Marked
Rule Of Republicans.

Seventeen years ago the Republican
party won back control Of the govern
ment on the issue of the gold standard
and on the promise of favoring all
measures designed to maintain" the
same. Seventeen years ago the De-
mocracy was sent back into the wilder
ness for trying to debase the cur
rency to silver standard,
During sixteen years of this period
the Republicans held the presidency,
and during fourteen years they were
in control Of senate and house. But
while they we're quick to put up the
tariff. they never did anything to make
the gold standard secure or reform the
currency In the security of the gold
standard.
They were as voluble for gold and
against silver in 1900 as in 1896, but
provided for an enormous imitation OF
bank-note circulation based on gov
eminent bonds or promises to pay,
while merely enacting a declaration
that the gold standard was the policy
Of the country
They were still talking Of gold and
against silver in 1904 without doing
anything to put the gold standard
above the whims of secretary of the
treasury for its enforcement
They were Jared by their panic OF
1907 to enact an emergency currency
law in 1908 which has never been
used, and into promises OF currency
reform which stopped with the crea-
ton Of the National Monetary com
mission.
That commission reported in jan
uary, 1911, but, with the party still in
control OF the presidency and senate.
nothing was done with It in the long
congress session following, while the
country was once more reminded that
the party has always stood for q
sound currency and safe banking
methods"
What that party so long promised
to do and never did 1t has remained
for the political outcast Of II years
ago to return and do-to put the gold
standard into the warp and wool OF
the country's monetary fabric, to pro
vide an elastic currency, to substitute
a real system of credit for one with
out system, to do away in time with
the one fat element now existing, the
bond-secured bank-note, and to make
such panics as that of 1907 again i'm
possible.
American politics has never before
seen SO remarkable turnabout In
parties as this.-New York World.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
HERE'S DEATH TO THE HOPPER
SIMPLE LITTLE FORMULA THAT
FINISHES THE PEST.
Dr.. S. J. Hunter, State EntomoIoolst
Of Kansas, Says the Dope
Never Falls.

Here's something that will be useful
next summer. Cut 1t out and paste II
In your hat.
The state entomologist Of Kansas,
DR.. S. ]. Hunter, after study of the
problem Of exterminating the grass
hopper. extending over a period Of
seventeen years, has finally triumph
ed. A series OF tests recently made
prove conclusively that 1t is a COM
paratively easy matter for every
farmer to make short work OF the
pests.
Observation Of grasshopper habits
since 1896 had convinced the Kansas
entomologist' that the injury occa-
stoned to Kansas farmers by the dep
relations of the pests was readily
preventable. He first discovered that
the hoppers were nonmigratory. Az
ter establishing this fact, he had little
difficulty in finding a formula which
killed them off speedily. During the
past season he and his assistants
have been cooperating with thexzfi
have been cooperating with the
county commissioners in various
counties and making the tests, all OF
which have been highly successful.
THE grasshoppers that do the
damage are native" declares DR.
Hunter. THAT is, they develop and
perpetuate themselves on one farm;
they do not move about. OF course
no one should confuse the native
grAsshoppers with the small red pests
that formerly would sweep down
from the north in armies. The lat
ter, raised in arid land, were forced
to migrate to obtain food"
The formula used so successfully
the past season is as follows:
No. 1.-Two and one-half pounds
paris green or white arsenic; fifty
pounds bran. mix these dry.)
No. 2-Six oranges or lemons chop
ped up fine, rind and all; four quarts
syrup; five gallons water. (Mix thes,
three parts together thoroughly
Mix Nos. 1 and 2, then add suffi
cient water to make a wet mash.
The lemon and orange In the mix
ture attracts the pests and the poison
does the work of determination. 4
scientific count recently made show
that where the mixture was used tn,
past season the farms have been praC
tically rid Of the pests.
Oklahoma being a sort of secont
edition of Kansas and having lik
troubles, the remedy for troublesome
hoppers will doubtless prove equal,
as efficacious here. So IL the hopper
should reappear upon our farms Il
alarming numbers, we need but rusl
to the nearest drug store for an anti
dote.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
Pennsylvania a battle-ground.

Building hopes high of bountifuT
harvest in November the Republican
congressional managers have fixed
upon Pennsylvania as field Of
promise, and are organizing early
for the campaign. SmArting over the
loss of district that they had held SO
long they propose to make the fight
of their lives, and to this end propose
to draft Professor Taft, Governor Had
ley Serene e. Payne and many other
spellbinders OF national reputation.
With this powerful help they will ex-
pect to regain the ground lost in the
elections of 1910 and 1912 and be able
to boast Of an almost solid delegation
In the house.
The program includes a plan of
attack in the Twenty-sixth district in
the hope Of unseatng A. Mitchell Pal
mer, whose influence In congress Is
beginning to worry the Republicans.
They believe his defeat would con-
tribute largely to Democratic discour-
agement and check the forward trend
of the party in Pennsylvania. No bet.
ter evidence is needed to show that
the Republicans are apprehensive OF
the situation and are inclined to re-
gard the Democrats as dangerous.
We do not believe the Pennsylvania
Democrats will neglect their oppor-
tunity. but realizing the preliminary
work Of the opposition, 1t is advisable
that they be ready for any emergency.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
Loss Of Life BY Fire Is 1851.

That 161 persons, large per cent
of them women and children, we're
burned to death in Oklahoma during
the year 1918, is shown by the annual
report of State Fire Marshal C. G.
Hammond, with the record for Deem
Der incomplete.
A total Of 1923 fires was reported
during the year, with total waste of
$2,471, 1854, including $1,134,966.08
to buildings and 1885, 1926 loss to
contents. Gas, gasoline or oil explo-
sions caused the greatest number Of
fires of which the causes were known,
while the greatest monetary loss was
in fires which caught from adjoining
buildings.
In regard to the work of the de-
partment during the year, the report
shows that with the assistance Of To-
cal officers 1t has caused the arrest
of twenty-eight persons on arson
charges during the year, of which
three have been convicted and are
now serving time, two who under the
age of 16 were turned over to the juve-
nile court, one was convicted of MUIR
der and received a life sentence, while
another pleaded guilty to a charge
rather than face the arson charge.
Thirteen have been acquitted or the
cases dismissed while eight are under
bond awaiting trial.
During the year investigation was
made of 100 supposed incendiary
fires, showing a reduction of fifty-two
from last year and reduction in
the amount of loss Of S77,140.55,
which is attributed to the rigid in
vestigations which have been made of
all suspicious cases.
Special warnings were given by the
department just prior to the holiday
season and as a result not single
Christmas fire was reported in the
state.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
IRRIGATED Corn Makes IS eusheIs.

H. e. Bonebrake. merchant of FL
Reno, has experimental successfully
with irrigation on small scale on his
farm near that city. He irrigated five
acres of corn which yielded seventy
five bushels an acre. A two-acre gar
den raised such enormous crops that
the Cutting of the Ell Reno market
was threatened. Mr.. Bonebrake pumps
the water out Of the North Canadian
river with gasoline engine,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
Good YIsld Of kahr.

B. D. Tilley, farmer living seven
miles southeast Of Geary, raised a
ten-acre patch Of kafr this year and
1t has averaged better than forty
bushels to the acre. He received II
cents per bushel for all he sold, max
ing his crop of kafir corn from the
ten acres worth about $500. He thinks
he win plant larger acreage of kafir
corn next year.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
Secretary BRYAN.

Undoubtedly the cause Of world
peace has been near Secretary Bryan's
heart. The subject has been one that
he has advocated in season and out for
many years. Now in his official posi-
ton he has the opportunity to carry
out his plans.
1t is a splendid thing that this IA
ton has as secretary of state an ideal
list, who has great purposes for ad-
vancing the worlds welfare that he
desires to carry out, and who regards
his position as something more than
an honorary Office ,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
okIahoma,s Farm Wealth

The total value of farm property.
which includes land, buildings, imple-
ments and machinery, and live stock
domestic animals, poultry and bees),
was $918,199,OOO, an increase of 2SO 0
per cent since 1900. Land alone in.
creased in value $499,669,OOO. or S345
per cent, as compared with an in
crease OF s6S,2O4,O0O, or 1885 per cent,
in the value of buildings; of $56,225,-
GEO. or 5S.4 per cent, in that Of live
stock; and of s16,576,OOO, or 1877 per
cent, in that of implements and ma
chinery.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
Cotton Law Unconstitutional.

A law passed by the last legislature
requiring the reweighing of baled cot
ton before its removal from the local
yards is declared unconstitutional in
an opinion handed down in the SUI
preme court by Justice Turner. The
act required that all cotton should be
reweighed In local yards, where it is
listed for sale, in the presence of the
seller and purchaser and that weight
stamped on the bale and accepted as
final should be binding in the future
handling of the cotton. The act pri-
marily was designed to protect the
producer against loss by shrinkage.
Judge Turner holds that the law is
"a legislative attempt to make con-
elusive, between parties to sale, the
finding of fact of the weight of the
cotton by the weigher, thus denying
the buyer or seller due process Of
law"
Suit was instituted in the district
court of Cleveland county by M. d.
Anderson and w. L. Clayton and F.
E. Anderson VS.. ]. F. Taylor to test
the validity Of the law. The lower
court held the act unconstitutional,
which is uphe'', by the higher court
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
Commission 10 Preparing for Work.


Following the decision of the su.
preme court holding that petitions
seeking to refer the appropriation for
the building of capitol buildings to the
people were invalid, members of the
capitol commission Immediately be-
gan outlining plans for their work.
The commission is composed of w.
B. Anthony, MARROW; Stephen A.
Douglas, Ardmore, and Pat j. Gould
ing, Enid, and they have already held
their first conference on plans for the
future.
The commission will proceed eau
tiously at first and take up all de-
tails carefully. Headquarters for the
commission will be procured first
then the necessary supplies will be
ordered. The commission will have a
secretary and stenographer to begin
with, and 1t is understood these will
be the only employees engaged for the
time being, although there are sew
eral hundred applications for those
places already.
The commission has full charge of
the work on the capitol buildings, and
will have at its immediate disposal
nearly half million dollars.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
Good Profit from AnnIes

Nearly $4,000 was realized by John
A. Coleman, farmer near Camen, on
the sale OF 1000 bushels of apples pro-
duced from 75-acre orchard this year.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
STATE CAPITAL
NEWS NOTES
GAS PIPE LINE COMMON CARRIER
LAW rs HELD coNsTI.
TUTloNAL.
BILL PASSED LAST LEGISLATURE
Made All Pipe Line Companies Com
mon Carriers and Compelled
Them to Purchase All Gas
Offered Along Lines.

District Judge George w. Clark, in
an opinion rendered last week, held
constitutional the bill enacted by the
last Legislature making gas pipe line
companies common carriers and COM
mon purchasers Of oil and gas.
Judge Clark's declaration that the
law, known as the Carr bill, is consti-
tutional was gicen while overruling
demurrer of the Oklahoma Natural Gas
Company to the sufficiency of Attor-
ney General Charles Vests petition
for writ of mandamus which would
compel the gas company to obey the
law, known as the Carr bill, is consti-
tutional was given while overruling a
The company alleged, among other
objections embodied in the demurrer,
that the law is unconstitutional Judge
Clark overruled the demurrer In toto
and emphasized his belief that the
objection to the law on the grounds
of its being unconstitutional were not
well taken. The defendant company
was given fifteen days in which to file
an answer to Attorney Vests petition
or to perfect its appeal from the de-
murrer.
Since there are involved in the case
no facts outside of the statute itself,
attorneys at the courthouse were In
.clined to the belief that the gas COM
pany would appeal from the demurrer
to the supreme court.
The law was enacted by the fourth
legislature and was known among the
legislators as the Carr bill, having
been introduced by Representative
VIM. o. Carr of Muskogee. The bill
provides, among other things, that
every pipe line company shall be a
common purchaser Of gas and shall
purchase all the natural gas in the
vicinity of wells owned by the COM
pany, without discrimination in favor
of one producer or one person against
another, but if unable to purchase all
the gas then it shall purchase and
transport gas from each person or pro-
Queer in proportion to the average pro-
duction."
Immediately after the enactment OF
the law by the last legislature the gas
company applied to Federal District
Judge ]. H. Cotteral for an order re-
straining the operation Of the statute.
Attorney General Charles West, on
behalf of the state, applied to and OBJ
tanned from District Judge ]. ]. Car
ney an alternative writ of mandamus
citing the company to either obey the
statute or appear In court and show
cause for failure.
Congress enacted statute which
provided that when a state was actu-
ally attempting to enforce in a state
court an enactment of its own legis-
lature any federal court order which
sought to stay the operation of the
law and remove 1t to federal court
for construction was nugatory and
without effect.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
Land the aln Investment

OF the total wealth in the form of
farm property In Oklahoma, SO.4 per
cent represents land and buildings,
1876 per cent live stock, and 8 per cent
implements and machinery.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
rhe Mortaaae on the Farm

The average debt Of mortgaged
farms in Oklahoma was $1,114, while
the average value is $4,975. Hence
the average owners equity is $3,S61.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
Fine Is Assessed Against Railroad

A fine of $1,000 was assessed
against the Katy railroad by the cor
poration commission for violation Of
the commissions order No. 1853, requir-
ing the forward movement of freight
within twentyfour hours after bill
of lading is issued, and movement
at the rate of fifty miles day until
it reaches final destination. The COM
pany was found guilty on two COM
plants, filed by A. c. Reece of Broken
Arrow, and fine Of $500 imposed in
each case.
This makes total of $4,000 in fines
ordered against the Katy by the COM
mission within the last week for vio-
lation of different orders. The COM
pany was fined $4,000 for five viola
lions of the order prohibiting the
charging of more than 2cents mile
railroad fare in Oklahoma.
All fines will be appealed.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
An tines WIN be appealed.
Pharmacists Take State Examination

Pharmacists Take State Examination.
A class of sixty-hve assembled in
the Chamber Of Commerce to take the
examination for certificates as reg
istered pharmacists. The examina-
ton, which is held every three months,
was presided over by members of the
state board of examiners. While this
class was taking the examination for
pharmacists class of nine we're TAX
ing examinations at the Lee-Huckins
for the purpose Of procuring licenses
to practice medicine. This latter class
was in session three days while the
druggists were in session two days.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
OKLAHOMA NEWS NOTES
SHADOWS OF COMING EVENTS

Jan. l9-Scottish Rite reunion, GutnTie,
Jan. l9-Santa Fe farm train pesn's
Jan 1921. State Association Black
smiths. Tulsa. "a
Jan. 26-sl.-state Poultry Show. Enid
Feb. 3-Oklahoma Live Stock Associ1'
ton, Muskogee.
Feb. 3-4-Poultry show, Muskogee.
Feb. 3-4-Eastern Oklahoma Agrlcui
tural Association. Muskogee. r,-
Feb, 9-14. India Temple Shriners PAN'
Oklahoma City.
Feb 12-Republcan state convention
Tulsa.
Feb. 2S-Progresslvs state convention.
Oklahoma City.
Sept. s2-oct, .. Isl4-state Fair. okla
homa City.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1914-01-23
Another RY.Produot.

An Aline man shipped twenty tons
Of old bones recently.