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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10
BRANCHING CELERY
is VERY IMPORTANT
Big Growers Follow Practically
the Same Methods-AppIy
Manure Every Season.

Under good conditions celery plants
grow very rapidly. Soon after the
plants are well started they should be
given light application of nitrate of
soda and another about two weeks
later; this is all they will need until
they have reached the proper growth.
Celery is blanched in several ways,
but the best practice for the farm is
to place the plants in trench about
twelve inches deep, twelve inches wide.
The plants are taken up with spad-
ing fork, the roots trimmed off square
and all faulty stalks should be re.
moved from the outside of the bunch.
Place the plants four in row and
pack little damp soil around the
roots. After the plants have been
placed in the trench, place 12-inch
board on each side of the plants and
draw the tops slightly together. A
board placed on top will make COW
ering which will protect the plants
until hard, freezing weather, when lit
ter and earth must be thrown over the
trench to prevent them from freezing.
The slightest touch with frost will
ruin them. If celery is to be marketed
late in the winter it should be placed
in hotbed or in earth in the cellar,
or in storage house.
The big celery growers follow the
same method except that after the
MI nj ploOnd Tn Tho frannh x1tffh
the boards on either side of the rows,
which are gradually withdrawn until
the trench is nearly filled, leaving the
tops above the surface. Then a little
straw is placed over the tops and held
down by an occasional shovelful Of
earth, and this is added to as weather
becomes colder.
Some growers blanch their celery by
placing over the plants section of
drain tile and covering up the top
with a coarse cloth or litter
Blanching is really very important
part of producing good celery: be-
cause, unless the plants are white,
firm and tender they are not unpala-
table for the farmers family, but are
of course unstable.
Excluding the light induces solid
growth in the heart Of the plant, and
this growth is very rapid. It also
turns plant from green to pure white.
Persons contemplating growing celery
for market should not attempt to do so
until they have visited one of the large
commercial celery gardens and
learned from observation exactly how
the work of seeding, transplanting
cultivating and marketing is done. But
the farmer who simply desires to grow
enough celery for his family use may,
If he follows instructions, grow good
crops, always provided that his soil is
very rich and we'll drained.
The application of manure should be
made every season, no matter how
rich the soil is, because celery will not
grow well on impoverished soil
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10
REPORT A SLUMP IN VALUES
The Return of Public Service corpor-
atoms Shows a Total Decrease
of $1o,0oo,ooo.

valuation of property owned by pub
lie service corporations in Kansas, as
returned by the state tax commission,
slumped nearly $10,00O,OOO under the
valuation returns of 1914. The COM
mission reported a grand total valua-
ton of street railway, telegraph and
pipe line companies amounting to $780,
O43,721 as against valuation in 1914
of $45,79S,242.
The big slump was in the valua-
tons returned by the pipe line COM
panies. These show a total drop of
S1O,OOO,OO0, with slight recovery by
the street railways that bring the total
drop to S9,754,421.
Last year the pipe line companies
reported valuations amounting to $780,
9SO,S31. This year the valuation drors
to $19,989,5S3. The big loss was in
the valuation of the Prairie Oil and
Gas Company. In 1914, it listed its
property for total valuation of $751;
622,S21. This year the valuation is
S9,O3O,3OO. The Kansas Natural hold
lngs IN Kansas were in 1914 valued at
S6,133,761, while this year the total is
but $5,4S4,974. The Kansas City Pipe
Line Company gave valuation last
year of $3,094,244, while this years
report shows but $2,51S,225.
Street railway companies increased
their property valuations from $751;
O77,109 in 1914 to $13,913,S36 this year.
The greatest improvement was made
by the Topeka Street Railway Com
pany, which increased it's property val
uation from $1,549,42S in 1914 to ST.
610,401 this year. Aside from the Met
ropolitan in Kansas City, the Topeka
line represents the greatest valuation
of any street railway company III tie
state.
Telegraph companies made no
change in their valuations-$2,740,30 2,
the same as in 1914. OF this total ST.
37O,O19 was returned by the Western
Union.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10
LITTLE HELPS FOR
A THRIFTY FARMER
Get Moving Machine in Order
Before Haying Commences
Don't PIoW Too Early.

One of the best things you can do
to make the moving machine work
better is to take off the guards, if
they are somewhat worn, and grind
them along the edge that comes next
to the sections. 1t is quite a job,
but it pays well. Take day before
haying time really commences, so the
work may not be delayed.
Look out for any weak or broken
places in the hay rigging. 1t is no
fun and it may be really dangerous
to have a breakdown with a load of
hay on. Look after this now while
other work is not pressing. 1t is the
neglected stitch that splits the gar
ment.
It's big mistake to pillow when the
ground shows up slick and oozy, as 1t
leaves the moldboard. Too wet, and
that means clods. and impairment of
the texture of the soil. We are all
too eager to turn the ground over as
soon as the spring days come, but a
little patience and good sense will
save trouble later and add to the bulk
of the crops.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10
TRUTH ABOUT SOUTH AMERICA
Writer Tells Of Conditions Which
Have Come Under His obserVa-
ton In Big Cities.

The romance which has chung to
uninformed ideas of conditions in
South America has been stripped away
by Prof E. A. Ross, in his book, South
OF Panama" Here is an excerpt on
social conditions in Lima, Peru:
IN social conditions Lima is Of the
Orient. A study made not long ago
for the University of San Marcos
showed that Lima, thanks to the Indi-
ans, who breed two and one-half times
as rapidly as the whites, has birth
rate from 20 per cent to 80 per cent
higher than the leading cities Of the
world, but that its people die about
twice as fast as other urban people;
that q quarter Of the deaths are due
to tuberculosis, which is from two to
FIVE times as deadly here as in other
cities; that the loss of infant life is
twice what 1t is in Liverpool, Ham.
burg or New York, and thrice what II
is in Scandinavian cities. Nearly hall
of the hospital patients are victims OF
malaria, and the number OF malaria
sufferers in and about Lima is reck
oned at eight thousand or ten thou
sand q year.
Much of the waste Of life here
traces to the wretched housing and
fatal overcrowding of the masses
Many of the unsanitary tenements are
owned and let by the Sociedad dc
Benelcienca. Lima's great benevolent
organization"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10
SCIENTIFIC FARMER
ALWAYS IN DEMAND
Good Jobs Ready for Graduates
of Dairy and Horticultural
Schools at Big Salary.

The graduates of dairy and horti.
cultural schools have no trouble in
finding good jobs these days. The
young man who knows the science OF
good farming and how to apply it com
mands SIS to 500 month, with his
board and lodging, and lives easily,
comfortably and wholesomely. The
farmer, who can do so, should give his
sons the education that will thus lift
them to the heights of their occupa-
ton.
Young men trained so that they can
command such financial returns fol-
their services to others can use their
scientific training to still greater profit
for themselves. The scientific farm
er, who is worth 500 or $3.50 a month
to another man, is worth 5000 to $500
to himself, If he apply science to his
own soil
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10

Killed by Train.-Joe Lowman, 6S,
of Sedgwick, was run down and killed
by the Santa Fe's fast California train,
the Missionary, near Sedgwick the
other day. Lowman was deaf and did
not hear the approach of the train.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10

herd. Each community should adopt
one breed and all buy sires of the
same breed. In a short time the
grade surplus stock will command
from $40 to $50 apiece above the
common scrub stock, because of the
large amount of 1t to be found in one
community and the reputation they
will acquire for breeding that one
class of stock.
Profits can usually be increased by
better feeding. Each COW must have
enough food-first, to maintain her.
self; second, with which to make the
milk she yields, and any surplus above
this is stored up in the form of fat
to be used later when she doesn't get
enough food. The COW that has the
ability to produce forty pounds of
milk day, and is only fed enough to
make twenty-five or thirty pounds a
day, does not make milk as cheap as
she would when fed to her capacity.
In the judgment Of the writer, the
dairy COW that has the ability to make
thirty pounds of milk day, or better,
cannot eat enough alfalfa hay to
enable her to do her best work, and
she should be fed some form of grain
or by-product concentrate low in pro-
tein to supplement the alfalfa hay
eaten. Every COW must have enough
feed. The feed she does eat must con-
tain the minimum amount of protein
required for her maintenance and for
production of milk.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10
(By H. VAN NORMAN.)


Profit is the difference between cost
Of production and the selling price
To insure the largest profit in milk
production, the COW owner must know
that each COW in the herd is produc-
ing enough milk to pay for feed, labor,
interest, taxes and depreciation, and
then leave some for profit. In one
herd, eleven cows produced 5000
worth of butterfat above feed cost.
while four others ate $40 worth of feed
more than the returns for their butter
fat paid for. So that the whole fifteen
only averaged SIS each above cost of
feed. While, if the man had had only
the best eleven, he would have had
$50 more money, saved the feed and
the labor of handling The only GER
tain way in which these "robber" COWS
can be located is by yearly records of
milk production. No man has yet
been found who can guess accurately
on every COW in herd. Records may
be made by the owner, or by several
joining together in cow test associa-
ton, and employing a man to do the
work.
Having located the improbable
COWS, and eliminated them, their
places can be filled in Anew cases by
purchase. The prices are getting
high. The best way is through the
purchase of pure-bred sire from a
profitable COW, and the saving of his
daughters out of the best cows in the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10
IDLE MEN DEFY THE POLICE
with Army of 1000 While Waiting
for Harvest.

False advertisements in Eastern
newspapers and the lure of the coming
harvest has brought sixteen hundred
idle men to Wichita within three days
and they have overrun the north part
of town in the vicinity of Twenty-first
street, begging and defying the police.
In gangs of fifty and sixty they took
possession of incoming freight trains
on the Missouri Pacific, Santa Fe and
Rock Island roads, and refused to pay
fare or get off. In frequent fights the
trainmen came out second best and
now they let the visitors alone.
Some of the men nave money and
are paying their way and for what
+ they eat, but they are N the minority.
They use the boXcars as a sort of fort
and can't be dislouged Calls for the
| police from frightened and intimidated
housewives keep the police wagon on
the run most of tie day.
No arrests have been made, for the
disturbers disappear before the police
can arrive. In the vicinity Of the Union
L
grocers, cigar stands and smaller
places where edibles are served and
so far no robberies have been reported.
Canned goods can't be supplied fast
enough to satisfy them.
Sixty of the invaders built a huge
bonfire and made stew to which they
invited the police when squad went
to dispense them. They would not be
dispersed.
Refinery Changes Hands.-The Mo
taze refinery at Sedan was taken over
recently by the Southwest National
Bank of Commerce of Kansas City, to
satisfy deed of trust. The property
brought $4,000 at a sheriff's sale.
X X X
Mule Rode in Auto.-Tim Hallicy,
mine owner of Weir, bought mule in
Joplin. The railroad freight agent
said it would cost $40 to transport the
mule-a small animal-to Weir. The
mine owner sought a motor car. The
motor car owner loaded the mule into
the rear of his car and delivered it at
the HALEY mine for S..
Alumni Of SaIina Normal Organize.
The alumni association of the Salina
Normal school, which burned in 1904,
became a permanent organization
when Judge John c. Rupenthal of the
Twenty-third Kansas district was
elected president, and M. L. Pound
stone of Kansas City was elected sec
retary-treasurer
Miner Killed Under Car.-Charles
Rennison of Mulberry, a miner, was
killed under a car that was being
switched on the Frisco tracks in Null
berry the other afternoon.
Frisco Special Agent kiIled.-Roy
Cunningham, SO years old, of Spring
field, Mo-, special agent for the Fris-
co railroad, was shot and killed at
Keighly, Kas. by man he was trying
to eject from train.
4 X X
Leavenworth White Way OPEN
Leavenworth's new white way" was
turned on for the first time the other
night. The system takes in twenty
two blocks on the three principal
business streets. Instead of being the
poorest lighted town in Kansas, Leav-
enworth now is one of the best.
+
Killed by Train.-Joe Lowman, 60,
of Sedpvick. was run down and killed
by the Santa Fe's fast California train,
the Missionary, near Sedgwick the
other day. Lowman was deaf and did
not hear the approach Of the train.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10

Leavenworth White Way OPEN
Leavenworth's new white way" was
turned on for the first time the other
night. The system takes in twenty
two blocks on the three principal
business streets. Instead of being the
poorest lighted town in Kansas, LeaV-
enworth now is one of the best.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10
No Place for the Scrub.

The scrub has no place on the farm.
1t certainly is an unwarranted expense
in the dairy herd. 1t is great loss
in the hog pen, and the hen house
hasn't room for such bird.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10

Fell Against Buzz Saw.-One hun
dred and sixty stitches were taken in
wounds suffered by Billy Atkin, when
he fell into a buzz saw on Tom Shul-
sky's farm, south of Denton recently.
Although he was almost cut to rieces,
no has chance to recover.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10

Mail Carriers EIect.-F. w. Whorton
of Lawrence was elected president of
the Kansas Association of Letter Car
riers at the annual state convention
in Pittsburg. Albert Bailie of Pitts
burg was elected vice president, c. E.
Priddy of Topeka secretary, and Geo.
Edison of Coffeyyille treasurer,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10

Kept Name Observation-Disclosures he
had told associates few days ago that
he had relatives of wealth in the East,
an unemployed man about 40 years
old, who had been in Pittsburg several
days, died, refusing to give his name.
He was buried in an unmarked grave,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-06-10
Harvest pepends on Seed.

Remember that the harvest depends
upon the seed. You can't raise large
crop from indifferent seed.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-05
BREAD RIOTS IN SPAN HARD HIT BY WAR; FOOD PRICES JuPIN
germans HERE
PLAN To FORM
ORGANIZATION

Resolutions looking to the formation
OF a German-American association in
Honolulu are now being circulated in
the city and the organization will be
officially broached I'm the next two
weeks, it was learned today. The first
steps have been taken quietly and the
men behind the association are reti-
cent but IT is known that such an
organization is planned.
Georg Rodiek said today he was
not connected with the organization
because Of his official capacity as Ger
man consul Senator A. J. Wirtz ad-
mitted that the plans were on foot but
said they were still in nucleus.
We have been talking about 1t for
months, Of course, but We haven't done
anything definite yet. We haven't held
any meetings or come together in
any way. The only thing we have
done is get signatures to our reso-
lHtions. We probably will do some
thing definite in the next two weeks"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-05
PROMOTION COMMITTEE
CALLS SPECIAL MEETING
TODAY AT THE CHAMBER

An arrangement was made this
morning for a special meeting of the
Hawaii Promotion Committee in the
Chamber Of Commerce rooms at $3.50
this afternoon for the purpose of hear
ing a special talk by DR.. Frederic
Hoffman. statistician Of the Prudential
Life Insurance company Of Newark,
N =, who will talk on tourists and
health matters. with particular refer
ence to Honolulu. Mr.. Hoffmann Is
one of the best known insurance men
In the United States and has already
made local reputation as speaker.
Since his arrival here DR.. HOFFMAN,
has studied various local matters and
today viii @speak his mind. The
Promotion Committee invites all busi
ness men to attend and has sent invi-
tations to the health committees of
the two houses of the legislature. Al
talk will also be given by Denver
man who is the head Of a big ejitney
bus" system in the Colorado capital.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-05
Sharp Attacks by Allies on East
And WestFal, Says German Cable

The following eabiegram official
IS
WASHINGTON,
considerable
position
Germans yesterday
q -aa +. L & +
French continued Yesterday and last night north Of leesne
the German positions
dispute terrain
ssSfs
taken
divisions
changed The Russian advances Pok without
OF skiernie strong Russian night attack failed utterly
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-05
HAWAII rsDuTY
TO AID Defense,
SAYS GOVERNOR
In Message to Legislature He
Urges Strong Land and
Naval Militia =

That it is Hawaii's duty to the ma
tion to maintain stronger territorial
military establishment and that. a ma
val militia should be organized here,
are two points brought cut in q mes
sage sent to the legislature today by
Governor Pinkham. The governor sub
mitted plain facts, backed by letters
and cablegrams from the secretary OF
war and the secretary of the navy, in
sabstantiatien ofrhi4 estimate of nec-
essary appropriations fer the ensuing
biennial period. =. ~
Taking up first. and foremost in his
executive communication the needs OF
the military, the governor says, under
sub-heading National Guard OF Ha-
wall: %@7.es. r.. =
Il beg to quote cablegram received
from the Honorable Secretary of War,
Lindley, NJ. Garrison, on February q,
reading as follows: =
Governor Hawaii, Honolulu
Department anxious Hawaii main
tain increased militia strength and ef-
ficiency. Territory owes 1t to itself
and national government to do this;
suggest you present matter legisla-
ture. q :.
= GARRISON.
8 Secretary War.
81 also beg leave to quote a letter
of the Honorable Secretary of the
Navy Josephus Daniels, under date OF
January 30th:
]. NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Navigation. Division Of Ma
val Militia Affairs.
Washington. d. C.. Jan. 30, 1915.
:. Sir. have your letter Of January
5. 1915. inclosing copy of letter of the
naval station OF Hawaii,
Of January j, 1915, in which he states
that he Is ready to assist in any way
he can In the formation Of an organi-
zation Of naval militia in the Hawaiian
Islands.
Regardless of the fact that there
is at present no vessel suitable for.
loan to the Hawaiian naval militia, IL
the department. believes
that 1t Is for the best interests of the
IL such an organization is
formed. the question Of the loan of a
vessel and other material to follow
after the formation of the organiza-
ton. IT.. +. ,is.-
The strategic importance of the
Hawaiian Islands emphasizes the inn.
portance of organizing naval militia
II possible, and it is hoped that you
win secure the proper authority from
F Z lie SIX
Continued on page two)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-05
SENATORS DELAY
ACTION ON SITE OF
FEDERAL BLDG.
Decision on House Resolution
to Leave Choice to McAdo0
Postponed Two Weeks

Discussion of the federal building
site question began In the senate at
2 O'Clock this afternoon when Writ
moved that H. G. R. 5, as amended
BY him. be passed. A. L. Castle at
once took the floor against 1t. arguing
that the legislature should not enter
into the tight between special financial
interests who are urging opposing
sites
He reviewed the situation briefly,
placing stress on the point that IL Is
not q question so much Of what site
should be chosen as that actual build
Ing operations begin. He then served
notice that fter some debate between
members he would move that Wirtz's
amendment be tabled The amend
ment would have the legislature rec
ommend the Irwin location.
The congressional bill carrying the
appropriation for the Honolulu strnc-
ture was read in full by the clerk.
Rice called attention to the fact, as
shown In the bal. that Secretary Nc
Ad0o has the right to choose any site
he desires. He then moved to defer
action on II c. r.. for two weeks
Metzger seconded the motion, which
carried by vote OF II to 8.
He then called for consideration OF
his own resolution, instructing Secre-
tary Thayer to inquire Of the secre-
tary Of the treasury whether he would
like to have q recommendation Of a
site from the legislature. Castle re-
faliated by moving to defer action for
tNo weeks. His motion carried by
slim majority. Hence the entire sub
ject goes over for fortnight.
II. B. 20. the measure forbidding tn
use Of aircraft, was up for third read
ing but President ChiIlingworth rec.
commended It be referred to the judsci-
airy committee. He said he under
stood the governor had no control over
the military reservations and on tech
nical objections IL might be declared
unconstitutional Chairman Coke did
not think ii would have any effect on
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-05
THREE INDICTMENTS
RETURNED AGAINST
MINOR OFFENDERS

After lengthy session the terrific
rial grand jury returned three indict
ments yesterday afternoon, as follows:
Stanley Martin. indecent exposure;
Vernon Cutting and Pho Datan, statu
tory offense, and Juan Villanueya, sec
ond degree burglary It is understood
the inquisitors we're investigating q
charge Of forgery against Nathan F.
Hammer, but no bill was returned in
that case. Further investigation Of
that subject. ss well as the Kupihea
case, the police-housebreaking case Of
Mrs. L. s. Hampton and the perjury
charges. as brought TO their attention
by Circuit Judge Ashford yesterday,
may be taken up when the jurors meet
again next Thursday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-05
.RO0SEvELT'S COUSIN
COMING ON HONEYMOON

George Emlen Roosevelt, cousin OF
the strenuous Teddy and the colonel.s
secretary in tie presidential campaign
Of 1912, was expected to arrive In Ho9
nolnlu today on the liner Manchuria
after his bride OF year, but when
the Manchuria docked early this aft
ernoon Rocseyelt's name was crossed
off the list G. E. Roosevelt was too
busy for a honeymoon trip at tie tim.
OF his wedding but will now take three
weeks OF II in Hawaii He Is expected
in few days.