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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04

Topeka is the center of the greatest
apple Seeding industry In the world.
The Kaw valley district extending
from Wamego to Lawrence supplies u
large proportion Of the apple seedlings
handled in the United States and
nearly a third of the output is grown
right here in Shawnee county. 1t is
estimated that from fifty to seventy
five million seedlings are shipped an
nually from the district in question to
all parts of the country.
Biggest Producer on Earth.
1t is claimed that F. w. Watson. who
has his office at 401 Topeka avenue and
his nursery warehouse at 801 North
Madison street. il the largest producer
Of apple seedlings in the world. While
Mr.. Watson's nurseries are at Will
Jamestown and st. Marys. his shipping
center is Topeka. Watson is preparins
to plan two hundred and five bushels
Of seed imported from France for the
crop that will be ready to move next
fall. When 1t is considered that each
bushel should produce about one hum
dred thousand seedlings, an idea of the
In the busy season Mr.. Watson has a
payroll Of $500 or $500 a week. His
nurseries consist of 239 acres at st.
Marys and 80 at Williamstown.
Last Tuesday a carload consisting
of $50 bushels Of apple seeds arrived
from France for distribution among
the Kaw valley nurserymen. They
were packed in charcoal in French
wine barrels to prevent heating. The
charcoal is blown out by tanning mills
and then the seed is placed in sacks
and soaked from three to five days.
Approximately a bushel and a peck OF
seed is planted to the acre.
w. C. Byers of the United States de-
Fartment of agriculture. and r. 1.
Throckmorton Of the State Agricul-
:ural college, in a recent publication
Of the United States department of
agriculture, give the following inter-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04
esting information concerning the APP
pie Seeding industry in Shawnee
county and the KaW valley:

esting information concerning the an
pie Seeding industry in Shawnee
county and the Kaw valley.
Recert s.ox.-,,,,,e.,e T,..t,e.
Another hirhlv developed Industry
OF considerable Importance is the pro-
duction Of nursey stock, mostly apples.
The ease with which the very fine
sandy loan il cultivated and its nat
ural fertility make it especially suita-
bic for this industry, to which q large
proportion of the bottom land OF the
county Is devoted. It is claimed that
the larger part of the apple seedlings
used In the United States IL grown in
the Kansas river bottoms and prob
ably one-third to one-fourth of the
output Is grown in Shawnee county.
The crop receives almost continu-
GUS cuitivation curing the growing
season. the one morse walking cuitlVa-
t0r with small snoveis being useo ex-
Sicsivey. during the latter part OF
Uetooer OF carry november the seeo,
LBS are niteo Dynamo, Duncneo' anu
=; "a iasee aaIee part u taS S.oP
men Who ,,ee the .1 roots for rraftinr
purposes Some. however. are Rrafted
bv nurservrnen in the countv After
the grating the seedlings are stored
until early spring in cellars especially
constructed for the purpose. when
tney are set out in rows four to five
feet apart, with about one foot be-
tween the trees. AS during the first
season. they receive almost continuous
cultivation with a one-horse cultiva-
tor"
Topelan Tells of Industry.
E. r. Taylor IL. R. Taylor & Sons)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04
TOPEkA.I IS CENTER
Worlds Greatest Apple Seed
ling Business Done Here.
Big Nurseries Are Between VS.
mego and Lawrence.
SEEDLINGS 60 TO EVERY STATE
Carload of Seed Received This
Week From France.
Biggest Seeding Grower on
Earth Is q Topekan.
SEEDLINGS 60 70 EVERY STATE

Topeka II the greatest center OF
the apple Seeding business in the
world.
F. W. Watson Of the capital city
IL the largest producer OF apple
seedlings on earth.
Ninety Der cent of the seedlings
OF the United States are grown in
the Kaw valley between Wamego
and Lawrence. and about half or
these are produced in Shawnee
county.
This industry brings approx
n,ately 100000 to the kaw valley
farmers annually.
1t gives employment to small
army of several hundred men.
Seedlings are shipped from To-
peka to every section OF this coun-
try. and a consignment was recent
ly forwarded to Alaska.
A carload Of $50 bushels OF seed
has Just been received from France
for spring planting by Kaw valley
One bushel Of seed will produce
100000 to 10000 seedlings. The
output for the Kaw valley in Pc
Rod Of twelve months is placed at
100000 by one local dealer.
The number Of seedlings grown
on an acre Of ground IL 100000.
The humus exhaustion caused
by intense cultivation and the fear
of disease causes the nurserymen
to make their paintings in new
land every other year. They pay
the high rental price Of ten dol
lars an acre.
Seed sown now will produce
seedlings of marketable value by
next November.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04
ABOUT GALEN NICHOLS
Former Topekan L. Candidate for
Once in California,

Galen Nichols. well known in To-
pelxa, having been assistant county at
t0rney for four years and afterwards
twice elected county attorney for
Shawnee county, Is now practicing
law at Imperial, California, and II a
candidate for district attorney Of his
county. Tho ONCE of district attor-
ney there corresponds to that Of coun-
ty attorney here.
Mr.. Nichols was county attorney Of
Shawnee county from January 1, 1901.
to January 1, 1905. He eradua ted
from Kansas university In 1891 and
later returned and took decree
from the law department. in 1895.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04
sCHwEGLER AT GREENsBURG.
Delivers Address to People During
Educational Week Program.

Greensburg, April 4.-Prof r. A.
Schwegler Of the University Of Kan
sas. gave the fourth address of Edu-
cationa1 Week here Friday night to q
crowded house. He showed that our
whole scheme Of living hos been
transformed within the past few gem
erations; that our industrial life, our
methods of transportation, Of travel,
of communication, our economic life
and our social life are entirely differ
ent from that OF our great grandpar-
ents: that our scheme of education
must be such as to embody the ele-
ments OF modern life activity. The
American school, the greatest in any
land in its far reaching effect, must
stand on q tripod foundation, the in
dustrial. the social, and the spiritual.
Fully a half q thousand people
heard Prof. Schwegler. The people
are following these educational ex-
perts carefully and the interest IL in
creasing from night to night. Presi-
dent Thos. Butcher of the State Nor
NAL at Emporia will speak tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04
ALL MADE HERE.
Garments Made by Olof Ekbcrg Arc
Topeka Products with Exclusive
Features.

Every suit for which Olof Ekberg
measures a man Il cut and finished
right In his own work room at 706
Kansas avenue. second floor. With in
exceptionally nice line of w0olens 20
choose from, men can secure ex-
clusiveness that many have thought
only possible by going out OF town.
Ekberg's cutting and Workmanship
bear ms evidence o. his recent trips
lot The country's gtyle center1-Ad ~.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-04-04
Notice.

Notice.
All members of Shawnee Encamp-
ment. No. 3, I. o. o. F., are requested
to meet at the hall at p. m. Sunday
to attend the funeral Of Patriarch John
f. Carter. SAMOA WOOD, C. r.
FRED. s. COLE, Scribe.
(Advertisement.)
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11
BEING SURVEYED

During the fiscal year beginn-
ing July 1, 1914, the Forest Ser
vice will spend $4,000, in the
survey of homesteads, covering
agricultural lands in National
Forests in Arizona and New Mex
leo. These surveys are required
as basis for proof, and must be
made before patent can be issued
on each case described by metes
and bounds when opened to entry.
Up to last year, these surveys
were made at the expense of the
entrymen, and since the cost is
close to $100 a case, a large
majority of the entries which
were otherwise ready for final
proof, remained unopened be-
cause of the cost of survey. I'm
der recent legislation these sur
veys are made by the Forest
Service at the expense of the
Government, and the 500, 900
available during the coming year
will go a long way toward clear
ing up the accumulation of cases
from earlier years, and the Off
cials of the Forest Service be-
lieve that this feature of the
work will be practically up to
date on most of the Forests in
District 3 by the end of the fis-
cal year.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

The Agriculture Appropriation
bill for the year beginning July l
provides $85, 900 for use by the
Forest Service for the classical
tion of lands. $4,000 Of this
amount has been allowed for use
in District 3, comprising Arizona
and New Mexico, and this means
that the work already under way
will be pushed rapidly on every
National Forest in the District.
1t is understood from officers of
the Forest Service that several
million acres will be covered in
these two states during the year
and the areas found chiefly valu-
able for agriculture will be so
classified in order that they may
be listed and opened to homestead
entry on application without fur
ther examination on the ground.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

Converts in the New Mexico
state prison at Santa Fe are to
receive instruction in advanced
school work by a normal graduate
according to a dispatch, which
reads: The school room at the
penitentiary has been completed
and equipped with double desks
and a penitentiary employee, who
is normal school graduate, will
take charge of the instruction of
such convicts as wish to advance
themselves in certain studies.
Those who are illiterate will be
taught to read and write. This
is only one of the plans of Ward
en- j. B. McManus to make the
penitentiary a model institution,
in which men and women are not
only punished for wrongdoing
but are also made better and
more competent to earn a living
at the institution.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11


manage
1t is now settled the objective point of five races
be
will motor
Winslow Williams and Prescott
to 9lo
Hayden
suspend till December the
Companies c. OF
of that time those companies
the elc ncy required oy
department
offcia a flag and flower
corporation commission lowering lumber
order wills ntoef
in The publication
iaunah has
the
cattle Prof F. W. Will
Moeur kennel Dr. A ~
womens work. Mrs
w. McNe; mining, c. Goodwin
Wills Indian day Frank "A hckery;
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11
FREE FOR THE ASKING

Congressman Carl Hayden has
asked us to advise the readers of
the HERALD that he has received
a limited allotment of Yearbooks
of the Department of Agriculture
for 1918 which he will be glad to
distribute to any of his constitu-
ents who will write to him.
The book contains the annual
report of the Secretary of Agri-
culture and a number of well
written articles among which the
following ale Of especial interest
to the farmers of Arizona:
Factors of Efficiency in Farm
ing" by w. F. Spillman.
''The Grain Sorghums" by c,
R. Ball.
Practical Tree Surgery" by
j. F. Collins, and
Organization of Rural Inter
ests" by T. Carver.
An article entitled "The South
American Meat Industry" by DIR.
A. D. Melvin will be read with
interest by the stockmen of Ari-
zona, while a contribution by G.
F. Langworthy on What the
Department of Agriculture is do
ing for the Housekeeper" should
be helpful to the housewives of
this State.
Letters requesting the Year
book should be addressed to Mr..
Hayden at 406 House Office Build
ing, Washington, ID. G.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11
Nine hundred and sixty thou

Nine hundred and sixty thou
sand acres of land, a veritable
empire of forests, fields and agri-
cultural lands, is to be sold by
the United States government
next November at the county
seats of four Oklahoma counties.
The land is the last left of the
Choctaw timber lands.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

Mrs. A. E. Douglass, wife of
Prof. Douglass of the state uni
versity of Tucson, has an
nounced as a candidate for school
superintendent of Pima county
on the democratic ticket. The
Prof. is a republican, or was a
few years ago, and was elected
probate judge of Coconino county
while carrying that party's ban
ner.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

About 500 million dollars in
national banks throughout the
United States is now available
for farm mortgage loans under
the federal reserve act, making
it possible for national banks to
lend money on improved farm
lands. A good thing for the
land owners, no doubt, but be-
yond the reach of 63 per cent of
the farmers of the United States
who are tenant farmers and have
far greater need of credit to
finance their farming. -Capper's
Weekly.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11
To Whom It Mau Concern.

It will be the earnest endeavor OF
THE HERALD never Intentionally to
wound the feelings of anyone. Should
an erroneous statement appear III the
columns of this paper, call our atten-
tion to it, and if an error, due correc-
tion will be made and ample justice
cheerfully accorded.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

People in St. Louis and other
eastern cities are dying from
heat prostration. No deaths
from this cause in Arizona.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11
A Paper for the Home Circle.

Snowflake is town of 700 population
with over |, 500 surrounding population,
ranchers, farmers, stockralsers. IL Is
the home of Snowflake Stake Academy;
lust built at a cost of $50, OOO. Ana
home Office of Supervisor OF Sitgreaves
National Forest, containing the largest
body of standing pine timber IN the
United States.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

Frank Williams, a negro serv-
ing a sentence of 80 years for
robbing another negro of so cents
has been paroled, after serving
20 years in prison at Mobile, Ala
hoYoo
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11
Nfw$Iz1a Views
ci-onn Che
CAPlTALgs ARIZoNA
1ssued by Arizona News Rureao)

b
will appear on the Dao
y
The ar ne amendments
road bonds
To issue o
Statewide prohibition. toro
provide prohibition election is held In any pecc ~
alln not be election for eight years
the
mendm the people
he the following purposes:
situte property assessment
Francisco Diego exposlohs
employed 90 per ce
ust quail fled electors
blacklsing.
and
Regula constructions
Abolish
Great
''
sawmll smelter, etc
that persons working IN ana oo
initiation by
compensation law
allied
those sections OF the pe
the division county sea-
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

A southern exchange says
James Grow made a flying visit
to Los Angeler this week. f" That
was some fly for even a crow.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

The st. Johns, Herald localizer
got real busy last week and gath
cred two locals for the paper.
St. Johns, with a claimed popu-
lation of over 1000, must be hard
one for the newsgatherer.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

The life insurance of the -peo-
pie of the United States is more
than double that of the rest of
world combined.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

Tucson is wanting a u. S. land
office located in that city. Them
southern Arizona towns are al
ways wanting. f"
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

Frank Cox, general attorney for the
futhern Pacific in Arizona since
S94. died in sanitarium at Liver
aore, California, of hemorrhage OF the
brain. For some time his health mad
)een poor, and he went to Llvermore
month before his death.
Few citizens of Arizona were better
inown that Frank Cox. He was born
in Belmont, Texas, SO years ago, and
-ook up his residence in Phoenix IN
1879. In 1884 he was elected district
attorney for Maricopa county, Ill
which position he served four terms.
IN 1894 he became attorney for the
Southern Pacific, and later he became
Arizona attorney for Wells, Fargo
z Co.
The funeral of Mr.. Cox, held in
Phoenix, was attended by large
lumber of friends and relatives. He
eft no children, but is mourned by a
wife. two brothers and a sister. Me-
mortal sessions were held in the fed
2ral court, state supreme court and
uperior court of Maricopa county
Res buttons of respect were spread
non the minutes of the three tribu-
ais
Isadore Colodny, professor Ian
.uages at the Phoenix high school. is
IN asnirant for the democratic nOmi-
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

Weller, Vermont, has a popu-
lation of 100 and sixty of the in
habitants bear the name of Rich
ards.
The Snowflake herald., 1914-07-11

Snowflake can celebrate despite
inclement weather. Nothln,
stops us when we get a-golng.
The sun., 1914-09-18
HELD FOR $4,000 SILK THEFT.
Two Young EmpiO>res Charged
with WhoIesnIc stealing.

Otto Kossuth. 10. OF 30i East Seventy
first street. and lsidor Klein. 81, Of 439
East Houston street, were arrested by
Detective Al Thomas in the office Of As
slstant District Attorney Van Rensselaer,
Yesterday on a charge of grand larceny
after they had described how they had
n good time on the proceeds Of s2o0oo
worth Of silk which they are charged
with stealing during the past ten months
from their employers, Charles School
house & Son Of 9fS Fourth avenue.
They both worked for the Wholesale
silk house during the past seven wears
According to the Assistant District Attor-
ney they met n youth In another silk firm
who had been stealing goods from his
employers and who introduced them 10
the fence through whom he worked.
When the losses OF the firm began to
average about $500 worth OF silk week
Joseph Runscheim. manager OF the silk
house became suspicious and last Tuesday
he called the two young men into his o.
fee Kossuth had bank deposit OF
$4,000 left and Klein 81 900 They turned
these over to their employers.
In the Tombs police court Magistrate
Ten Eyck remanded the prisoners to Po-
lice Headquarters for nrraignment to-day.
The sun., 1914-09-18
FORT REPORTS PEACE
IN SANT0 DOMINGO
Presidents Commissioner Back
After Succeeding in
Mission.

SPR:No LAKE. n. j., Sept l1.-Former
Governor John Franklin Fort, orc OF TIE
special commissioners sent by President
Wilson to mediate between the warrirg
factions of Santo Domingo and prepare for
tho election ncXt month. arrived at his
home here last night. lie is stll weak
from an attack % fever which conilned
hin: 20 the Prairie. where. as result.
the negotiations were carried on.
Gov. Fort saw President Wilson before
coming here. lie will lay his fu!l r"por,
or Santo Domingo before she president
some time this week. lie believes tina,
with Ramon lLtez. tho acting Pros!d'a:
who took the Office as compromise man.
At the helm the elections III October Will
he carried out honestly. Tho voting VII!
he under the observation OF tie U0ited
States Government.
Tho main stumbling bloc: IN IL" Wy o'
peace in Santo Domingo vas 'he refusal
Of President Joso Bordas 10 res!g'. The
half dozen generals. each "onductue a
separate revolution were mich easier "a
handle. After hosti'ltios wo-c suspended
through the efforts of GOV. Fort and
Mliistcr Sullivan, President Rordas was
AZ 'ast induced 70 resign.
Everything is now peaceful
The sun., 1914-09-18

Ing he probably did not authorize the
publication Of such statements.
STR Lionel vii. be ooEfrorted with Il
upon his arrival In London. however as
the Ambassador nabled a copy OF 1t to
his Government last night
a person enjoying the confidence OF the
Constitu,ioRi!st Iovercr.ert and re-
Gently arrived from Mexico city to-day
denied reports that Sir Lionel would have
been handed his passports by Carrarza
had IL not been for the Intervention of the
United States.
II was admitted. however. trat tho in
timation was sent to Sir Lionel through
third parties that he could hardly expect
to be regarded with tac utmost favor BY
the new Government, owing To- his open
sympathy with the liuerta GoT"rrrert
Accordingly. It is stated. SIR lionel re-
ported to his Government and was re-
called.
In other quarters Il Is asserted that or
the contrary Con. CarraEZa was prepar-
ing to Civ" their passports 90 practically
all the European diplomatic representa-
tives In Mexico city because ne regarded
them as having be.r. too sympathetic vi q
the old regime. when tie Nnitcd states
intervened and persuaded him 'hdt II
would be wiser 20 take uo such action
with regard - Str Lionel or any Other
foreign Minister.
The sun., 1914-09-18
KLAW ON STAND IN sTEUER CASE
Accused Attornry Qu.stiuns MDu-
aSer In Disbnrmcnt Hearing.

Marc Klaw. the theatr.cnI producer.
Vas on the wtacss .taEd All day yester-
day In tre d!sbar'uea, proceedings aga.ns;
Max l. S.creY. who vas attorney for
VI rs Ei!th -. Ciair - N"r suit against
Klaw & Erlarg.r "" ElIw was cross
eAam.ucd by NJ. Stouc- IN an effort to
snow that tho testimony ne gave or tho
direct examination differed from that no
gave during the two trials uf tho 81
C!air suit IN the supreme Colrt
Mr. Stcu"r drew the attention Of
Referee George c. Holt 10 what ao .
clared We're discrepancies In the 'csti-
morv " Mr.. klaw and 'hc witness re.
piled tina. he was al al. times s,ot'rg ito
facts as ne knew ;hcT
At the session to-day the Hnida,i,s by
MIS- -. clair. ih whica she r.pud'atci
her testimony against Abraham l.. w.
LANCER and Insisted that she had teen
coached by Lawyer Stcuer VIII be- orfrro I.
as we'll as the minutes Of the - Cur:
trials.
The sun., 1914-09-18
KRoNpRINz SINKING WAS JOKE.
PILOT who Told About Missing Liner
wanted to "EoOI the Boys"

For few hours yesterday Sh'n news
believed the mystery of the missing North
C,erm,n Lloyd liner Kronprinz Wilhelin
had be"n solved. Pilot Eugene Mccarthy.
who brought the Norwegian freight steam
ship Hermod into Quarantine. sald ne
mad learned from Pilot Edward r. Nich"ls
th,, the Kronprnz had been captured ana
sunk by the British cruiser Lancaster
Later pilot Nichols who Is jester SAID
ne mad given out the msiniormation 20
fool some OF the boys" meaning his
fellow pilots, and that he dld not sup
nose Mccarthy would take him 40
seriously as to give out the joke as w"f
news. 49,, ,
,,otcr u. Wednesday In the ydwl OF the
n,;o. boat Prlvateer and had given the
H'itor.. who were hungry for war news
some newspapers of recent dh,e' as ne
went back TO the Pr!vatecr he thought up
hia little test to spring ON the noNS,
who have been wondering what became CT
thc KronprIuz since be sailed aiteT
Jo,rinr for Bremen on August 3, She
mas no, been heard from since.
The sun., 1914-09-18
VILLA WILL ATTEND.
Announces lie VIII Go to Mexico
CITY Conference October 4.

Ell PAso, Tex, Sept. 17-Franclsco
Villa definitely announced to-day that he
would attend the conference of Generals
and Governors to be held In Mexico city
on October /. All other Constitutionalist
Generals have already accepted.
Carranza. who still styles himself First
Chief of the Constltutionalist army In
charge of the executive power or the
union" has issued the following official
call for the conference
From the outset of the contest
promised to all The chiefs seconding the
plan OF Guadalupe thnt, on occupying the
capital and the taking charge OF the ex-
ecutive power, ! would convene all the
Governors and commanders OF forces to a
convention to be held In this city to de-
eide as 10 the reforms to be laid down in
the programme of the provisional Govern
ment, date for elections OF the Federal
functlonarles and other matters OF general
interest. and having now taken charge OF
the executive power OF the nation, ! have
| fixed tho first day OF October for as
semblIng said convention"
Military chiefs will have one represent
| atlve or vote for each thousand men
under their immediate command. villa
has been actively recruiting for weeks
and Is said to be able to control the con-
vention.