The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-08
Kansas Man, Chairznan Of Fed.
II eral, Quarantine.
MISSOURI PACIFIC Fight UP
Congressman Neeley Demands
$4,000, 900 Collection.
Other Items From Washington
Correspondent.

OV44OSXVAA~AOAsS
Warrington, Jan. S.-Charles l.
Aarlatt Of Manhattan. Kan, chairman
of the federal plant quarantine board,
has reported to Secretary Houston the
board under his control. He says that
fourteen foreign countries SO far have
co-operated with the United States by
establishing plant inspection, with
satisfactory certificates to cover e*-
The work of the board has been
aided materially by the state depart
ment, through inspection arrange
ments that were made by these foreign
countries. The postoffice department
Also has aided by prohibiting the send
Ing through the mail many small con-
0iSnments Of plants which 1t other
wise would have been difficult to ar
rest. The postoffice department TOOK
q law contained in the postal regula.
tions, thus closing a loophole that had
been left open by the plant quarantine
act itself. .
this country the final inspection OF
them has to be mai~ by the officials
Of the several states, as the federal
quarantine board no longer mas 1ur1s-
more or less efficient inspection SER
xitoeether, Profssser.s Marlatt says.
Of the 1000 importer lots OF plants.
over $4,000 Of them were destined Tor
eiGht states, all Of which have a GOOD
Tmnortations Of plants and nursery
stock are allowed from foreign coun-
fries having an official inspection ser
vice: but from foreign countries wnere
there In no such service tmportattons
are prohibited altogether unless the
ronsirnment is for scientific purposes
and sent to the department. OF agrl-
culture. where a thorougn inspecuon
lowed to go farther .Ass.......,
some plant shipmen1estmyelc contained
Injurious insect and fungus plant enc
miles in spite Of their coming from
countries where there was an tnspec-
tion service. Out OF 169 shipments from
France and japan. the gypsy motn' OF
some kindred pest. was detected IN 12S
shipments.
Prof. Marlatt, as assistant netomoio-
~s.t of the department Of agriculture,
Uncovered near the great wall between
Japan and China ten or more years
aeo. the s'lady bird beetle. an enemy OF
ths, San Jose scale, which after its In
troduction in California and other
fruit states of this country. saved mil
lions annually to the fruit producers.
He IL considered one OF the greatest
entomologists in the world.
Hearing before the house judiciary NJ
forney general to collect $S.632,S46 due
from the Missouri Pacific Railroad
company, in connection with the reo-
eraI aid given the construction OF the
Central Branch of the Union Pacinc
railroad, will be demanded by Congress-
man George A. Neeley OF the seven.n
Kansas district, author of the measure
Immediately after the holiday recess.
Tb. Central Branch assigned all It's
rights to the Mis-. uri Pacific In 1S0S
and the sum represents interest ana
other charges.
CONGRESSMAN Neeley has a number
Of letters and opinions from govern
ment den. rtments bearing on the sub
1ect. including a recent letter from the
general land Office.
In an interview with the corre-
spondent Of the Topeka State Journal.
Mr. Neeley sale the only reason tho
debt had not been paid was because no
one with sufficient authority had gone
after 1t with q determination to collect,
and he proposes to cali up the whole
question in the house unless the COM
mittee was ready to hear him and take
action. lsp-, - .
A scrshvm desisna;ted as .a,,.r,;ssd senribar ar
Okiahoma during the past summer and
fall Thousands of inquiries have been
msnt Of agriculture regarding it. Accord
inE to those promoting this crop It was
by n or
ana northern India. Samples Of this sor-
ghum OF exhibit ut the International Dry
Land congress held at Tulsa. Okla. last
October as well a. samples submitted 70
dimes, were indistinguishabie from Fe-
terita. q sorghum secured by the depart
mont from Khartum, Sudan. In Novem-
Feterita 81 is very different from any other
SsSi:ve Sr ~ tSst % schriSsr corn differs from i
n any way Experts of the department
oay that seed OF Feterita can be pur-
need for farmers to pay . fancy price for
4 under another name
Former Governor Folk Of Missouri. now
solicitor Of the state department, is sur
priaine his many friends with the solemn
decIaration that he had decided on New
ssr to gut Empoin 1eG m "sy SS,
slis For yssrs Mr.. Folk has been an invet.
:ss rsn.y Hsry dnrs his
= - governor OF Missouri. william Aller
Whife, the Kansas writer, wrote a maga'
order to set a good example to young
the the article Mr.. Folk said White was mis-
TolE ana white have been close persona
friends for dozen or more years
leader N congress from Kansas. assistet
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson b
s = Wv [. W. THAvIs.
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