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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
CLERKS Are HERE
State Organization in Topeka
for Annual Convention.
United National Association of
POstOffice Clerks.

Delegates from all parts of Kansas
are in Topeka today to attend the an
nual convention of the United National
association of postoffice clerks. This
is the sixth yearly meeting of this or
ganization which Is formed for the
purpose of lettering the working con-
ditions Of the employees In the gov
eminent service. The postoffice clerks,
strange to relate. have their little
troubles the same as other persons
along the walks of life.
AS a result of these annual gather
ings the postoffice clerks have wit
messed shorter hours. larger salaries
and improved efficiency.
The program today opened with a
business session at 10 o'clock In the
court room at the federal building.
After the Invocation by Rev. c. A.
ernor Hodges. Mayor Cofran and Post
master W. o. Rigby. At o'clock this
afternoon a trolley ride over the city
was given for the benefit of the visit
ors. At z o'clock this evening a ban
quet will be rendered the delegates.
ing.
The Topeka local branch Of the N.
A. p. o. c. was organized and received
its charter in November, 1907. There
are forty members in Topeka, the larg-
est branch in the state of Kansas. The
CAdI Ter IlcIIlUcTS VI Tic lOCd1 OIduCA
are: w. 8. Darby, Katie A. E1linger,
Josephine A. Heron, w. p. Root. r.
M. Hunter, w. D. Coleman. A. S.
Strain. T. A. Wilkie, G. p. Feiderling.
Walter Stadel, John A. Banks, Carrie
Sheffield and Luther Boswell. The
entertainment committee Is: b. F..
Owen. Josephine Heron and S. M.
Shields.
The state officers Of the United
National Association Of Postoffice
Clerks are: President, N. E. Leseueur
of Kansas City; first vice president, w.
E. Murray Of Girard; second vice pres
ident, Fred Bateman of Fort Scott:
secretary, Sadie r. Dorsey Of Law
renee: treasurer, w. p. Reyer of Cof-
feyville. National delegate. Claude e.
Smith of Wichita, w. H. McGrew Of
Topeka, IL candidate for state presi-
dent Of the association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
At THE MOVIES.
The IRIS.

the HIS.
The Iris has an important an
nouncement in the advertising section
Of today's Journal. The programs for
the coming week are Of a very classy
character. Monday and Tuesday,
Classmates" Wednesday and Thurs
day, Pierre Of the Palms," Friday
and Saturday. THE Gamblers" The
cast in Classmates" includes Henry
Walthal, Marshall Neilen and Miss
Blanch Sweet. Patrons Of photoplays
will be pleased to NOTE these three
celebrities play the leading parts.
Pierre of the Plains" is another Of
the All Stars company's big produc-
tions, reputed to be of a much higher
order than "Checkers'' or paid in
Full" The Gamblers" Lubin's ire
mendous hit, which follows 1.-The Lion
and the Mouse" and the Third De-
gree" All OF these productions have
aroused widespread interest in metro
pO1itan cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
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CALDWELL TO GO SOON.
New Minister to Persia to Leave Fort
Scott in Thirty Days.

Fort Scott. Kan, May 30.-John
to Persia by President Wilson, has an
nounced that he would leave for Eu-
rope in thirty days, but that he would
not go to Persia for at least three
months. He will tour Europe before
taking up his post at the capital of
Persia. He said he might never get
another chance to see all of the Old
World and Intended to improve this
opportunity. The government does not
require that he be at his post in Persia
until four months from the present
date.
Mr.. Caldwell will leave for WASH
1ngton in few days, where he will
make arrangements for his duties in
Persia. After returning here he will
dispose Of personal effects in this city,
and that will leave him very little
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
ARE eS7 DOGS.
And Taxes Paid ON CANNES
Total $3.50.
Watches, JeweIry, Typewriters
and So Forth and So On.

shawnee county and Topeka prop
perry owners number among their
treasures total of 687 dogs for which
they Will pay taxes to state and county
on valuation of $3.50. under the
new state dog tax. So far as
dog tax law has not proven q
popular one and there have been
rumblings of discomfort ever since 1t
was enacted. Although the law SO
provides. none of the assessors this
year killed dogs, the ownership of
which was unclaimed. and. as a mat
ter of fact. most Of the assessors pro-
ceeded about their duties in a gentle
manly and tactful manner. It is not
improbable that there would have
been some marked unpleasantness IL
any executions had been made of
straying CANNES
Gold watches to the number of
5,O12. with value of $63.6S0. were
found by the county assessors on their
rounds this year. In 1913 the total
number disclosed by the assessment
rolls was 1885 with a valuation of
$62.S45. There are a few more silver
watches, also but not many of them
and they are apparently worth less.
In 1912 the assessors found 512, with
a taxable value of $685. while this
year the number climbed to 53s.
while their total value dropped to
$3,755.
Plate and jewelry in 1913 were val
ued at $1O1.745 while this year the
values increased to $117,835. Pianos
are becoming more common. Where
year ago there appeared 1888.
worth $547.5S5 for taxation purposes.
this year there are 4,493. valued at
$557,295.
The assessors found household fur
niture this year to the value of $1.415.-
245 where year ago the returns were
for $1.395,665 worth.
Last year there were more typewrit-
ers in the county than this. The $50
returned for 1913 were valued at $751;
S35 while this year the TAP uncovered
were assessed at $22,2O5. Evidently
there are fewer but more expensive
ones.
The work of equalization of assess
ments by the county commissioners is
still In progress and there is yet much
to be done by the county assessors be-
fore the actual values of Topeka and
Shawnee county property are spread
to record the value of new store
stocks and corporation capital in
businesses which have been undertake
en- here since March 1. This will make
difference on a hundred thousand
dollars or so in the final valuation of
taxable property.
Roughly the value of Shawnee's
taxable property is $84,O0O,OOO. This
includes personal and real estate and
the property Of public service corpor-
atoms. the latter item being deter
mined by the state tax commission.
The value of Topeka real estate has
not yet been totaled. But the distribu-
ton Of the county's wealth is in the
following proportion:
County personal property. 1000, 900
County real estate .-.... .$21, O0O, 900
Public service corp. In CO. 100000
City real estate .......... $4,000, 900
City personal property 49,. 5000, 900
Pub. serv. corp In CITY,. 5,OOO,0 900
co. am IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
MILsTEAD ACQUITTED.
Bonner Springs Marshal Not Held for
Shooting Harvey.

Kansas City. Mo-. May 3O.-Isaac
Milstead was acquitted In the Wyan-
dotte county criminal court, Kansas
City, Kan, of a charge of murder
growing out OF the killing OF Roha
Harvey by a posse in the city hall ut
Bonner Springs. Kan. December IS
Harvey was suspected of running a
ssblind tiger on the second floor of
the city hall building. A posse Of
which Milstead was a member SUR
rounded the place and. upon being
ordered to surrender, it il alleged.
Harvey opened fire Members of the
posse fired and Harvey was killed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
ARMY WORMS IN FRANKLIN.
Injuring Wheat and Alfalfa, So the
Farmers Say.

Ottawa, Kan, May 3O.-Army
worms are working in the wheat and
young alfalfa in Franklin county and
are doing some damage to both crops.
The damage is confined to Marais Des
Cygnes bottom land. a few miles west
of Ottawa, known as the Island, be-
tween the river and an old river bed.
1t is the richest land in this part Of
Kansas and all grain was in fine con-
dition until the worms struck it. The
damage is practically only in the fields
of half a dozen farmersD but the worms
are moving rapidly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
I. H. S. SENIORS WON
Defeated Juniors I'm Interclass Base
ball Series.

The seniors of the Topeka high
school Friday won the deciding game
Of the intercity series by defeating the
iun:ors The score was 9 to 4. Rich
ardson, for the juniors, pitched good
ball until the eighth inning when he
weakened and the seniors scored five
runs. Harper, for the seniors, pitched
good ball after the second inning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
POST LIVED IN KANSAS.

Operated Pawn Shop in Wichita Sew
eEal Years Ago.
Wichita, Kan, May 30.-C. w. Post,
the cereal food king Of Battle Creek.
Mich, who died recently, at one time
lived in Wichita, according to old set
tiers, who assert that they remember
him. Mr.. Post came to Wichita about
conducted fruit stand at Parsons, but
sold it and come here. He engaged
in business in this city as a jeweler
and pawnbroker, it is said.
Mr.. Post went from Wichita to st.
Louis and from there to Battle Creek.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30
KANSAS BOY TO ANNAPOLIS.
Passes Middle Examination-Phys
Test June Is.

Kirwin. Kan, May 30.-L1oyd @.
Pacific agent here. has been advised
that he was successful in the mental
examination for admission to the
United States Naval academy and will
report at Annapolis for physical ex-
animation June Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-30

fire Relief FUND.
Annual Distribution by Super
intendent Insurance
For Benefit Fire Companies of
Kansas.
TOTAL MORE THAN $4,000
An Increase Of $4,000 Over
Last Year.
Topeka Department Gets Check
for S3,64S.17.

Ike s. Lewis, state superintendent of
insurance, today announced the annual
distribution Of firemen's relief funds
for the various fire fighting depart
ments of the state. The fund this year
totals SAG, O89 AZ, or an increase Of near
ly s., 900 over the amount disbursed for
this purpose in 1913.
The fund appropriated from fire in
surance company earnings for the fire
departments In the various cities OF the
u<o L. Fo1lovva.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-17
Mexlco's Salt PRODUCING Lake.

Though Mexico offers many wonders
fer the inspection Of the traveller none
Is more interesting or peculiar than
the saltproducing lakes near Salinas
station, on the Tempico division Of the
Mexican Central railway, 70 miles west
Of San Luis Potosi. 1t may well be
termed a two-story lake, for at times
there is lake of fresh water over
lying the salt lake. A water-tight
roof of green mud separates the fresh
from the salt water. For a large
part of the year there is no fresh
water lake there. The sun licks it up
soon after the rainy season is over.
The salt secured from this lake goes
all over Mexico. The lake has been
worked about sixty-fiye years. The
whole town Of 5000 people makes its
living from the salt, The property
is owned by family or estate. but
it is said that not one of the owners
has lived there for years,
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-17
CUT DOWN COTTON ACREAGE
Bankers and Merchants Should Refuse
to Extend Credit and Compel
Farmer to Plant Food Crops.

This years cotton crop will be be-
tween fifteen and sixteen million
bales. There was carried over from
last year. over three million bales,
making between eighteen and nine
teen million bales OF American cotton
that must be taken care OF.
The American mills cannot possibly
use over six million. They never have
used over five and half If we export
four million bales this year, we will be
doing well, This will leave eight to
nine million bales to be carried over.
If we again produce fourteen TO fifteen
million bales in 1915, cotton will be
unstable at even five cents.
With millions of farmers raising cot
ton, il is folly to talk about "a gentle
mans agreement among this vast
number, to reduce acreage. ] believe
il is equally foolish to try to restrict
the acreage planted by law or by pro-
hibitive tax Either would and should
be declared class legislation and un-
constitutional.
But there is an easy, quick and effee-
tive way of reducing the acreage,
writes Q. W. Chamberlain in New
Orleans Times,Picayune. Ninety per
cent of the cotton farmers must have
credit TO make a crop. The three prin-
cipal sources from which this credit
is drawn are wholesale merchants,
commission merchants and bankers.
BY far the greatest amount OF this
credit is furnished direct TO the farmer
by the small retail merchant in his
neighborhood, he in turn having TO
get his credits from the three above
mentioned sources.
Let the banker, jobber and com
mission merchant refuse to extend
credit. direct to the cotton farmer or
TO the retail merchant, who supplies
him, until such farmer signs an agree
ment (legally executed) to cut his last
years cotton acreage one-half. and
plant food crops on the other half
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-17
Unused land is a liability.

Unused land is a liability
Homely is that homely does.
Big jobs from little joblets grow.
Dip your thoughts in the sunlight.
II at first you can't agree. try. try
again.
The fear of want is the beginning
of evil.
Let us walk on the sunny side OF
the road There is always room on
that side.
Homemade trouble is the worst
kind in the world; aud there is a lot
of it. too.
Keeping out of the rut can only be
accomplished by activity both mental
and physical
OF those who kill time IL maf safely
be remarked that 1t is the only killing
they ever make.
Friendship is too big and fine and
sacred thing to be wasted in talking.
gossip. SANDER.
A cheerful hypocrite may be wrong
morally, but he is likely TO be a pleas
ant companion.
IN alert public opinion is the only
real safeguard against political rule
for private ends.
Bill Jones says he always eats his
oysters raw, because he boiled pearl
once upon time
We ought to be more alert to the
saints that are around us than to the
saints in the calendar
Time and eternity look just alike to
the careless boy, but the middle-aged
man notices that time is hiker.
Money talks. but the possessors of
any considerable amount of it are
generally not noted for loquacity.
The man who says he never had a
chance means that he never had the
grit. and ambition to make chance.
Some men act as though they were
afraid that a well-kept front yard
ould be regarded as an evidence Of
weakness.
The girl who is clever about caring
for her mothers home. and Is willing
to do so, can easily have home OF
her own If she so wishes.
There may be better things In life
than good cooking. but when half
famished at the end of the day, most
of us can not tell what they are.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-17
HOW FARMERS CAN ORGANIZE
Progress Must Develop From Within
Rather Than From Without
Local Leadership Is Best.

The United States department of
agriculture is continually receiving in
quiries from all sections asking how
farmers ought to organize. The an
swer to such a general question must
necessarily be that it depends partly
upon the particular needs OF a given
community and partly upon the ca
pacity which farmers have to establish
and manage the work Of suitable or.
ganization. There should be strong
local feeling of the need of some i'm.
provement and that certain definite
aims or purposes can be more fully
realized with the aid OF organized in
terest and activity than through indi-
vidual effort alone. 1t is folly TO ex-
peet that mere organization, as such,
will achieve given object, unless the
farmers organize in the right way and
equip their organization so that ii will
carry on its work efficiently. Having
decided that an associated effort is
warranted by the needs of the COM
munity, study should be made OF the
kind of organization that would be
most helpful and the ways and means
of making its work effective. While
this calls for intelligent, enthusiastic
and self-sacrifcing leadership, ii is
best that this be furnished locally. Or
ganiZations may need outside advice,
but they should not be promoted by
outsiders. The farmers advance must
come as the result of his own efforts;
his progress must develop from within
rather than from without. The organ.
ization that is given him is of far less
value to him than the one which he
himself creates. In the matter Of Sc.
curing advice 1t is generally wise to
make application to the agricultural
college or the proper government Of
fetal. In asking for this advice a full
statement of the local situation should
be giyen-the territory to be included,
number OF farmers interested. class
and amount of work to be undertaken.
previous cooperative experience, aud
any other local fatures that will give
a definite idea of the problems that
must be met in outlining a plan Of or.
ganizatlon for the betterment of the
community.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-17
WAR STOPS SALE OF COTTON
Lesson Taught Southern Farmer
Should Induce Him to Raise More
Grain and Live Stock.

The condition Of the southern farmer
who raises little else but cotton Is an
example of what may be expected by
the farmer of any locality who puts
all his eggs in one basket" by raising
all corn, wheat, cattle, hogs or any
other crop.
The war has practically stopped the
sale of cotton. A large per cent of the
southern farmers are cotton growers
almost exclusively, Although they
raised a good crop, their market Is
practically closed. The result is a
serious condition in that section of the
country. Had these farmers diyersi-
fed their efforts by growing some corn
and wheat and hogs their financial con
dition would be far different.
In former article in this paper we
urged farmers TO follow the line on
which they are working, that of raising
general farm crops and live stock, and
not to be led astray by taking the ad.
vice of the fellow. who says there are
millions in raising wheat, or any other
one grain. next year or the next,
We sympathize with the southern
farmer on account of unforeseen con.
ditions, but hope the lesson learned
this year win induce him TO be a gen.
eral grain and live stock man. When
the southern farmer does more gen.
orally follow these lines his financial
condition will be materially bettered.
twentieth Century Farmer
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-17
HOLDING AMMONIA
IN STABLE MANURE
Bulk Of Value Of Fertilizer Will Be
Maintained If Stored In
Cement-Bottom Pits.

Land plaster or gypsum has un-
doubted value in holding the ammonia
or nitrogen in stable manure, al
though some scientists dispute this.
Still kainit is SO much better for this
purpose than the gypsum that it is a
wonder any of the latter is used. 1t
is true kainit is more expensive in
first cost, but then 1t not only holds
the ammonia better than the gypsum,
but it adds to 1t desirable plant food
which gypsum does not
II one must, for any reason, store
the stable manure for some portion
Of the winter, the bulk of its value
will be maintained If stored in pits
with cement bottoms, so that the
liquid portions are retained, and the
mass treated with kainit occasionally
during the winter. The cost is small
compared with the increased value of
the manure. Try 1t this winter and
you will become convert to the prac-
tice.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-17
Aid to NeiahborIy Feelinn.

The social center in a community
provides means for serious relaxation
from work and for instruction II pro.
yides place for lectures, debates, etc
Is the mutual place of meeting for
clubs, the grange, farm IS union and
other organizations which are trans.
forming country life TIE more ret
together places we can have the better
and the social center is real helm
for any community in which IL is
found. To be success IL should have a
young atmosphere and this will make
Older people younger just the place for
wholesome amusement for quiet
chat. the place to iengthen life on the
farm, to abolish jealousies and bring
a better neighborly feeling.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-17
YOUNG HOGS BEST
FOR MAKING PORK
Dean Henry Of Wisconsin Gath
ers Considerable Data on
This Interesting Question.

Young animals make more pounds
of gain from their food than when
older. Dean Henry of Wisconsin
gathered lot of data on this and
found that 3S-pound pigs required 293
pounds of feed to make 100 pounds of
gain. 7s-pound pigs required 400
pounds of feed; 12S-pound pigs, 437
pounds of feed; 174-pound pigs, 1872
pounds; 226-pound pigs, 1888 pounds;
271-pound pigs, 511 pounds, and for
the 33O-pound hogs ii took 535 pounds
of food to make the 100 pounds OF
gain, or nearly twice as much as for
the 3s-pound pig. This emphasizes
the importance of pushing the hogs
from the start In order to make the
most economical gains. 1t has been
found at the North Dakota expert.
ment station that April pigs can be
made to weigh 200 to $50 pounds by
November l.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-17
WEEDS USEFUL IN
MAKING A COMPOST
Pile Them in Garden Between
Layers Of SoiI-Add Poultry
Manure and Soapsuds.

The best way to care for the weeds,
crabgrass and purslane is to pile them
in some out of the way spot In the gar
den between layers of soil. The poul-
try manure may be spread over the
weeds. Make a square, compact heap.
Tramp the weeds down. Spread OH
the hen droppings and then four-ineh
layer of earth The soapsuds from the
family wash and the dish water are
valuable, as they contain considerable
potash and soda. The weeds should be
composted when green The wood and
coal ashes and the sweepings from the
walks may be added to the heap The
refuse from an acre garden, if proper.
ly composted, will make several loads
OF rich compost to spread over the
vegetables and to spread around the
fruit trees and bushes. If the weeds
are allowed to remain In the rows after
being cut up with the hoe, many OF
them will root and start to grow after
the first warm rain. PlaLtains, crab
grass and purslane are hard to kill. un-
, less dug up by the roots and compost
ed or fed to the pigs, they will ripen
seed. These seeds have an oily skin,
are not injured by wet weather nor by
freezing and thawing during the win
ter Crabgrass and pigeon weeds are
two pests in the onion and strawberry
beds, and purslane among the celery
plants and in the kale and spinach
beds. If the weeds get fair start
and there comes week or SO of hot
moist weather. they will make an as
tonishing growth and soon completely
cover the small plants. BY thorough
culture and careful wedding and the use
of well-rotted manure. the larger por-
:. th,S of these weeds may be held in
ek and no ground should be left to
grow up in weeds. As soon as one
crop is gathered. plow up the ground
and plant second crop or SOW in mil
let or Amler sugar cane.
The Raymer enterprise., 1914-12-17
For Itchinu. BurnIno Skins.

Battle freely the affected surface
with Guticura Soap and hot water.
Dry without irritation and apply Cuti-
cura Ointment with finger or hand.
This treatment affords immediate re-
lief, permits rest and sleep and points
to speedy healment in most cases of
eczemas, rashes, itchings and irrita-
tons OF the skin and scalp of infants,
children and adults. Free sample each
with 32-p. Skin Book If you wish. Ad-
dress postcard; Cuticura, Dept. X,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.