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Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-08
HOW TO CONSTRUCT \ POULTRY HOUSE
Department Agriculture Bulletin That Should of
Interest to Poultryn men From 10 California.

Poultry houses may be built moro
open and consequently less expensive
~ our southern states than in the
north, according to inVeStigatOrESHl
the United States department Of agri-
culture. However, house which
gives satisfaction i'm Maine viii also
give good results in Texas or Cali
fornia. The best site for a poultry
house in any location is one whore
good water and air drainage are
avail able. The floor and yards Wi.
then be dry. The house should not
occupy a low hollow in which cold ar
settles. Wherever possible, south
arD or southeastern exposure should Re
selected, although this is not essential
i there is any good reason for facing
the house in different direction.
Poultry House Construction Is tp.
It'll, of the departments new Farmer
Bulletin (No. 574), i'm which ara rN-
1rlued the main features tina. should
D, considered. and in which picture.
and plan Of satisfactory houses cla
shown. Every poutryman who con-
templates erecting now poultry bUjla-
ing Is urrcd TO write TO tho la'.ft-
n"It Tor this bulletin which N.t H.
s"0t free on application. ~ .oH- Cd.
the departments supply lasts.
The Intensive System" ard the 'Jol-
ouy System"
There are two popular ways 81
which TO raise poultry, the intensive.
system" and the COLONY system. 10"
first Of these aims 90 save steps, and
accOmplishCs this purpose Long
stationary houses are used i j.
easter, however, TO keep the birds
healthy and to reproduce the STOCK
under the second system
Under the colony system, the birds
are allowed free range, the houses,
which hold about 100 hens each. being
placed from 200 TO $50 feet apart. So
that the stock will not Kill the grass.
This system may be adapted TO severe
winter conditions by drawing the col
Ouy bOuseS together in q convenient
place at the beginning of winter. thls
reducing the labor during the cold
months. The first system is more
suited for hens used solely for the pro-
duction Of market eggs than tor those
used 10 breed stock.
As Few Fences as Possible.
Fences mean an outlay of money.
and this outlay is more or less con
tinuUus, as they must be maintained
after being installed. There should
be as few fences MS possible dividing
the lots and the yards, as land can
be kept Sweet more easily ii not
fenced, and fresh, sweet land j. a
valuable asset i'm poultry raising
GOOD soil prppu -Xygrd ulgF M
kept up by allowing 200 to $50 square
feet of land per bird This means PIT
or Ia birds per acre. More space Is
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-08

stock farming which goes hand in
hand with such a scheme
tory were cone into. would be found
to be suffering indirectly OF perhaps
directly from their ravages. All too
many Of our West Michigan farmers
have got their training in the lumber
woods. and do a little farming on the
side. They are accordingly none too
well grounded in the Importance Of a
strict rotation Of not more than four
wears in which clover alfalfa and
other legumes form q part. Following
the line of least resistance, they crop
a piece of new land until it shows a
serious falling off in returns and then
attempt to get catches Of clover and
etc.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-08
The Grasshopper Pest
BY b. E. h. Allyn, Bendon, Mich.

One of the most serious drawbacks
this country has had and still has in
some parts is the pest of grasshop-
pers. do not believe that people
realize to what extent these insects
have retarded progress although many
have complained bitterly of their
work. But they lay many conditions
that really belong to the discredit of
the hOppers to some other agency. In
many cases they blame the country,
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-08

necessary on poor or light land. A
larger number Of fowls are usually
kept to the acre where double yards
are used and the land is frequently
cultivated Plymouth rocks, and the
other heavy meat breeds in small yards
require fences > TO feet high, while
fence TO 7 feet high is necessary
for leghorns The upper two feet Of
the fence Tor the latter may be in
clined inward at an angle Of 30 de
gree>. or & strand of harbed wire may
be used on top of the regular wire
TO keen .tom confined. II is also
sometime necessary to clip the wing
feathers Of one wing Of these birds
that persist IN getting out \ board
or strip along the top of the fence is
uo. advisable Hens will often fly over
such an arrangement.
Posts may be- set or driven into the
ground They should be seb 8 TO 10
feet apar, with common poultry net
ting. ." rs 20 % feet with woven wire.
Corner post, should be about eight
inches !" diameter and be set four
feet .n the ground while intervening
posts may hn four or five inches IN
diameter and set three fee, in the
ground That part of the post which
is set ir .nn ground may be charrcd
or treated with some Wood perseTNa.
tive To- advantage, while corner posts
would be -rmly hraccd or set i'm
.rnrNpur
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-08

the soil and climate for conditions
brought about by them
Attention has been called to the fact
that the ground does not freeze near
so deep here as it does farther south
and this fact is the reason why they
flourish here. While they are very
destructive to all farm crops, they are
especially bad on fresh seeding Of co-
YER and alfalfa, which are the great
est agencies for the upbuilding of the
soil and a necessity in system of
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-08

est fire, the effects of the fire, and
the damage caused by floods, it
shows also forests planted and
grown under extensive management,
and the national forest ranger scout
ing for fires on the mountain lookout
station. The effective patrol here re-
ferred to has reduced forest fire
losses to as low as one-tenth of one
cent an acre" 1t is pointed out that
by planting forests an annual in
come could be derived in the country
of S65,000,000, and by prcservative
treatment upon timber each year
100000 900 could be saved.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-08
Paint Add. Both 70 Appearance and
Service.

Al buildings and appliances on
poultry farm will be improved
greatly. both i'm appearance and in
sorVicea5ility by the addition of paint.
One may buy ready-miXcd paints or
may purchase paste pigments and oil
ana mix them. All surfaces should be
clean and dry before they are painted.
Use printing coat made of equal
parts Of paint and linseed oil and
cover with one or more coats Of paint.
which should be- thoroughly rubbed
into the surface
Whitewash is the cheapest of all
paints and may be used either for
exterior Or interior surfaces. 1t can
De made by shaking about 10 pounds
of quicklimc i'm a pail with two-gallOns
Of water. covering the pail with cloth
or'burlap, and allowing it to Stake for
one hour Water is then added to
bring the whitewash TO a consistency
which may be applied readily
A weatherprOof whitewash FOR eX-
terror surfaces may be made as fol-
lows: Cd Stake one bushel of quick
lime in y gallons Of hot water, (2)
dissolve two pounds of common salt
and one pound of sulphate Of zinc in
two gallons Of boiling water; pour (2)
into o., then add two gallons of skim
milk and mix thoroughly. Whitewash
is spread lightly over the surface with
broad brush
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-08-08

Zentaro Kawase, professor of for
estry at the imperial university of
Toxic. Japan, has been making a
tour Of the national forests of this
country to learn the governments
methods of selling timber and of re-
foreStatiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18
WERE DISAPPOINTED.
Baseball Fans Thought Game Would
Begin at O'clock. but 1t Did Not.

Fans who went to the Western
League baseball park early this aft
ernOon under the impression that the
game between Topeka and Lincoln
would begin at 3 o'clock were dis
appointed when they discovered that
the management had called the con-
test for $3.50, or thirty minutes later
than the game was called Saturday.
Persons interested in baseball at
Denver, Omaha, Boston, Philadelphia,
Cleveland are able to go to the games
at 8 o'clock in the afternoon. Less
fortunate enthusiasts who re unable to
attend the contests and fans upon
their return from the games in Dem
yer and Omaha are given special
newspaper editions with r. H. and E. 3
Of the games soon. after the ninth in
ming is played.
The Postscript Edition of the State
Journal last evening contained the
scores as late as we could give 1t.
If the games in Topeka were called
at O'Clock, the Postscript Edition of
the State Journal would give the final
scores of local and many out Of town
contests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18
new STATE RATES
Important Freight Classifica-
tion Hearing Affects Railroads.,
Opposition to Many Changes by
Railway Onlcials.

Members Of the public utilities COM
mission today took up the hearing of
the application for q general revision
Of all c1assifications Of freight rates in
KansAa. The case, which II OF vital
fmportnneas to all, western railroads.
win probably occupy the attention OF
the commtasiQn for two or three days.
if1cation in view that members Of the
out a new classification for this state.
The controversy over the establish
ment of new rates and revision Of
classification will occasion the taking
Of much testimony from railroad op-
orators. r.. C. Fife OF Chicago, chair
man of the western classification
committee, was on the witness stand
throughout the greater portion of the
morning session. His testimony COW
cred mainly a formal entrance into
the record Of the various rates and
classificatfons and their relative bear
ing on the Kansas rates.
While several days will be devoted
to the hearing of the rate case. it ie
hardly probable that a decision will be
rendered by the commission until
sometime thsi fall. Attending the
hearing as representatives of the sew
eral railroads are: H. A. Kali, general
freight agent for the Union Pacific;
for the Rock Island and J. r. Koontz,
other railroad officials will probably
come to Topeka today and any effort
to make general reductions in exist
ing classifications will meet with the
stubborn opposition of Representatives
of the various roads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18
Gas HEARING ON
Officers Of Companies Deny
There Ii . Combine.
State Opposes Motion to Quash
And Includes ~United."

Independence. Kan. June 18.-The
question OF the relation existing be-
tween the United Gas and Improve
ment company of Philadelphia and
the Kansas Natural Gas company,
through the Wyandotte County Gas
company, will be decided at hear
ing that began here today before
Judge Flannelly Of the district court.
The United Gas company, the Kan
sas Natural Gas company and the
Wyandotte County Gas company were
charged with conspiring to defeat the
purposes of the antitrust laws of
Kansas and the Philadelphia COM
pany asked that service be quashed.
relieving 1t Of all connection with the
case.
The company filed many afildavits
to support it's contention that 1t has
no connection with the other COM
panies and it's officers were here today
to testify in person. The state is op-
posing the motion to Quash and wants
the United Gas Improvement company
held as a party to the original suit. A
decision is not expected before to-
morrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18
Teddy Nichols, Aged 10, Must
Land in Reform School.
LEADER OF movie" BANDITS
Jail Was Only Available Means
of Punishment.
Sad Case Of Y0ungster Who Is
Too Young to Know.

Because Shawnee county has no
place for him to go except the county
jail, to which Judge Hugh Mcfarland
refused to commit him. Teddy Nick
OILS. just ten, was placed temporarily
in the care Of Superintendent H. w.
Charles at the Industrial School for
Wednesday evening.
Teddy was the leader in the expe-
dition. manned by himself and Lot
Price, another North Topeka lad.
which purlOined q horse at Garfield
park Sunday night. The two boys
had previously procured two .22 cali
bre rifles with plenty Of ammunition
from shooting gallery in the City
park. Their purpose was to go forth
and make the same sort of history
they had seen depicted on the screens
of Topeka moving picture houses, but
the weary midnight hours were too
much for them. With the two boys
asleep on the buggy cushions, the old
horse plodded safely to it's masters
home and he found them there in the
early morning hours.
Wanderer on Streets.
The fact that there was no place for
him at State Orphans home at Atchi-
son has kept Teddy a wanderer on
Topeka streets. He is too young for
the reform school but he is too wise
in the ways of the world to be en-
trusted to his own devices. His moth
er is said hyy Officer Rooney to be ill
at her home in North Topeka with
four children younger than Ted to
look after. Ted had not reported at
home for supper last night when
Rooney vert to find him, after having
arranged with members Of the board
OF control to place him in the reform
school until such time as a vacancy
occurred at the Orphans home. Final
ly he found him on Kansas avenue
about O'Clock last night.
IAN Right" His Reply.
"Come and go along with me, Ted,''
invited Rooney.
All right" said Ted and cheerfully
started on his journey to the Indus
trial school, after Rooney had as
sured him there would be no harm
In HIS taking with him a ferocious
cap-pistol with which Ted was armed.
Ted needs a real home and Shaw
nee county hasn't even such a COM
promise as detention home would be
to offer. The Industrial school where
he will remain until the Orphans
home finds room for him is doubtless
better than the county Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18

|lnEW LAW HAS Been An AID
Greater Display Of Caro- Since
Marshal Was Appointed.
Daily Loss In State for Period
Amounted to @, ,ssa.

Fire losses In tho state Of Kansas for
the first i've months Of 1914 a. COM
pared with 1913. have decreased $76-11s
q month. according to q report issued
by Harrison Parkman state fire marsh-
al. The bulletin shows that the aver
age monthly loss to date this year has
been $z70, ,61 as against $364, $40 for the
same months last year.
The report issued by the fire marshal
shows that prior to the enactment OF
the state fire marshal law. the daily
fire loss in Kansas amounted to about
81, 800. Parkman's report for 1913, be-
ginning with April l. shows q daily loss
OF 81 ,6z7 and q loss for mine months
of -, ,109, $50. During the first five
months of 1914, the daily fire loss for
the state has been 1882.
According to Parlman the reduction
in the states fire loss il due largely to
greater display OF care by property
ownerx. Added to this IL tho fact that
some ten or twelve Kansas fire bugs
have started to Lansing to serve time
for starting fires.
''Carelessness is the greatest cause OF
fires said Parkman. "A large per-
centage Of the property that goes up in
smoke in Kansas every year could be
saved by q little care and thought on
the part Of the property owners"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18

MANY CARS ARE SHATTERED
Several Persons Injured as Re.
suit Of Explosion.
The Royal Family Comes Along
. Little Later.

Berlin, June 1S.-An attempt was
made near Tschudovo. Russia. today to
blow up the Russian imperial train.
carrying the emperor Of Russia and his
family.
According to dispatches from st.
Petersburg. a bomb was found on the
track.
A postal train which was preceding
the imperial train an g pilot struck the
bomb and caused it to explode. Many
Of the coaches of the mail train were
shattered aud several persons injured.
The emperor and his family on the
imperial train passed the spot q few
minutes later and arrived at Tsarskoe-
Selo without further incident They
were ON the way from Kishinev, on the
return journey from their recent visit
to King Charles of Rumania, at Kus-
tendje.
Officially Denied.
st. Petersburg, June 18.-It was Of
ficially stated today that the wreck
Of the postal train at Tschudnow while
preceding the imperial train bearing
the emperor and the imperial family
from Kishinevy to St Petersburg, was
due to q defect in the locomotive.
The locomotive of the mail train, and
three cars were thrown of the track
and three employees suffered Injuries
The report that accident was brought
about by an attempt on the members
of the Russian imperial family was Of
ficial1y declared unfotlu6ed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18
IT IS IDEAL TODAY
Cool North Breese And Plenty
of Sunshine.
Kaw River Is Rising From
Swollen Tributaries.

No better brand Of weather could
be invented than 2ll Kansas is exper-
fencing today. The sky is clear and
a sluggish north wind is holding the
conditions are just to the suiting Of
the thousands Of harvest hands in tha
state.
The forecast calls for generally
fair weather tonight and Friday with
not much change in temperature.
morning-64 degrees-was exactly
normal for this date. The morning
air was comparatively cool and re-
freshing.
The only rain reported by the gov
ernment weather bureau for Kansas
seven o'clock this morning was a
light shower at Dodge City.
River Is Rising.
The stage OF the Kaw river today
was 1872 feet, rise since Wednesday
observer. is looking for a rise Of an
other foot or two before the high
mark is reached. The stage of the
Republican river at Clay Center this
morning was 1876 feet. rise of six
tenths of a foot since "Wednesday y
morning. At Abilene the stage of the
Smoky Hill river was 5.5 feet, q rise
Of 2.6 feet since Wednesday morning.
The Blue river at Blue Rapids was
out of its banks Tuesday.
The present stage OF the Kaw at
Topeka is the highest since May II,
1918, when the high point for 1913
was reached-14.4 feet.
The farmers who viewed with alarm
the recent heavy rains in north central
Kansas, now report that little damage
was done to the wheat. In the vicinity
Of Salina, Abilene and north. five inch
rains q few days ago crushed the wheat.
The farmers feared that another rain
would come and knock. 1t down. How
ever. for the last two days, the sun has
been shining. The wheat has raised
and is now ready for harvest. II an
other heavy rain had come, 1t would
have been injurious to the crop.
The mercury rose rapidly today and
this afternoon was lowering around
the 80 degree mark. The wind was
variable and sluggish this afternoon.
The temperature for the day has aver
aged above normal.
The highest temperature recorded
on this date in the % years that the
local records have been kept was 98
degrees in 1887; the lowest was 53 in
1912.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18
0U|MET IS OUT.
American Open Champion Max
ing Poor Showing.
Practically Eliminated in First
Round for British Title.
PrestWick,

Prestwick, June 18. Francis
Ouimet, American open champion
at golf, was practically eliminated to-
day as a factor for first place in the
competition for the British open
championship. Ouimet took Sc strokes
to make the first of the four 18 hole
rounds. Harry Vardon did the round
in 73, and several other competitors
had scores of 76 or below.
The weather was ideal. Oufmet was
paired with J. L. c. Jenkins, the Brit
ish amateur champion. Jenkins's card
for the first 1S holes was 70. The
100 competitors who met here today
were chosen in a recent qualifying
round at Troon. Among the early
cards returned for the first 18 holes
were j. H. Taylor, the title holder "a
and Tom Williamson IS.
Ouimet kept getting off the line
with his drives and also frequently was
weak with his approach shots, with
the result that he had to play from
the rough near the green. Once on
the green, however, his putting was
very steady. His weak approaches
were the worst feature of his game.
Ouimet'S aggregate score for two
rounds of the course was 165.
Harry Vardon, who has been five
times open champion, led the field ut
the end Of the second round with a
score Of $50.
]. H. Taylor. holder of the open I'll
tie, did the two rounds in 152.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18
STATE GOLF MEET
Members Of Topeka Co1ntty
Club WIN Go to Sallna.
Delegation From Hero Saturs
day Night for Links Honors.

Members Of the Topeka Country eiuh
helfove that the club win win hoG6oG
at the state golf tourhament. A lar1u
deleg4ti0n from Topeka wiu leave sat-
ufday night to play "a the toufnAnno1f
AT the last state tournament, held
in Hutchinson last year, Topeka won
three cups. J. C. Wilson brouGhf
home the consolation cup: Ilif Felix
won the second flight cup, and n. A.
Auerbach won the aIso-ran cup.
The following are going to Sa1ina h
addition to those included in q recent
list given. out by the State Journal: =.
H. Cooper, ]. s. Dean. H. b. Clark and
F. M. Bonebrake.
A. Fasslc- won his first round match
from Judge Ferry in class A. J. II.
Cooper defeated Robert Pierce by tho
score Of up and to play. In class b,
w. w. Strickland was defeated in =
close match with Glen Pratt. The rest
of the matches in both classes will b
played this week.
A banquet was given last night By
the losers of the recent team match,
headed by DR.. w. N. West, to the
winners, headed by Arch M. Catlin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18
Declares They Arc Afraid to Do
Their Duty There.
AFRAID Of LOCAL INFLUENCE
State Officer Believes Their
Arc . Few Hidden Reasons.
No indication Of Proceedinga
Against Mayor Crancer.

Leavenworth policemen positively
win not do their duty, was the en-
phatic statement today Of Attorney
General John 8. Dawson in discussing
the possibilities Of custer proceedings
against Mayor GRANGER. Dawson states
that he has encountered no difficulty
in securing the removal Of derelict
policemen In Leavenworth, but that
subsequent appointments have not Inn
proved conditions Nothing in Daw-
sons statement today indicates that
he is considering proceedings against
the Leavenworth mayor
. Those policemen won't do their
duty. They don't dare" was the chal-
lenge that Dawson threw at the Leav-
enwOrth city administration. While
Dawson believes there is a general Inn
provement Of law enforcement senti-
ment among the Leavenworth business
men, he does not see any Improvement
in the city's methods OF law enforce
ment.
The attorney general returned last
night from Leavenworth. where he has
been investigating conditions
"A Leavenworth policeman will not
do his duty" was Attorney General
Dawson's emphatic statement in dis
Ecusstng the Leavenworth situation.
I've Tried It," He Says.
Il know, Dawson continued. 1--WE
tried everything with the Leavenworth
police. I've tried throwing them out
OF office. I don't know that there has
ever been q time during my admins
tratiOn when q Leavenworth mayor
would not fire q policeman If I made
complaint. Think he would. Know
they have fired twelve or fifteen on
my recommendations"
Then General Dawson sighed q deep
sigh.
But things never get any better
admitted the attorney general as he
meditated on the past. Those police
men won't do their duty. They don't
dare. They are q little afraid Of me.
They are more afraid Of local influ-
ence.
81 believe though that there Is soms-
thing stirring in LeavenWorth," DaW>
SON continued. with evident hope. 81
believe there Is something doing which
gives basis for these rumors. I have
been told that Leavenworth business
men have been sitting up and taking
notice OF the notorious reputation
,, their town has been getting on account
Of the laxlty OF law enforcement. 1t
Is said the business men are going to
take a hand in this thing permanently.
hope SO. have watched and longed
and waited for that sort Of thing and
it reminds me of the way we used to
watch for rain in western Kansas. But
I don't know any particular news re-
garding the Leavenworth situation at
this time"