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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

STRING WHEAT Fad FOR KANSAS
OF essential importance to the agri-
cultural interests Of Kansas n the
timely advice Of J. C.. Mohler. secre-
tary of the Kansas department of
agriculture. against the advtsAbility Of
any general attempt to cultivate
spring wheat in this state. He uttered
it in the address he delivered at the
annual meeting Of the Kansas Grain
Dealers association which was held
last week ut Kansas City. And he
voiced his sentiments In the premises
most emphatically. as follows:
Recently quite number of in
quiries have been received by the
states agricultural department about
the advisability Of sowing wheat this
spring. OF course the present high
prices on account Of the war are re-
sponsible for these. So far as the
secretary Of the states department of
agriculture II concerned he In dis
couraging the sowing of spring wheat
for Kansas. Kansas is not a spring
suggested the sowing Of durum or
''macaroni." This has been most en-
phatically discouraged. What pres
tige Kansas enjoys as a wheat state is
largely due to persistency in keeping
the hard red winter wheats pure. and
in improving their quality. This is
the result Of third Of q century's
effort. The sowing Of durum would
place In jeopardy the quality we have
been carefully preserving and i'm
proving for thirty years. It would
endanger the entire wheat output of
Kansas 80 far rs quality is concerned.
Once q mixture Of undesirable grains
is made with our Turkey wheats there
is no telling how far reaching the bad
effects may be. Kansas has no place
for durum in its repertoire Of crops.
There 10 no place here for this alien
grain, Of q difrent character, be-
longing to a different season. and not
reliably salable except by degrading
prices.
"The chances are the farmer could
make more money by planting his
ground to corn, kafir or the sor-
ghums II wheat Is to be $3.50 next
July or August, corn will likewise be
high. Where man can produce 20
bushels of spring wheat to the acre
he may produce so bushels of corn or
40 bushels of kafir. Judging from the
past we can expect trouble from the
hot weather and lack Of moisture for
a spring wheat crop. Spring wheat
ripens later than winter wheat, and
that is a disadvantage. Also, the seed
is high and will cost e or more a
bushel. Generally it seems safe to
counsel not to plant spring wheat in
Kansas. Experience has taught that
spring wheat fields were also the prin-
cipal nurseries for the hateful chinch
bug, and this of itself should make us
wary about dabbling with spring
varieties, Of whatever name.
"Some inquiries also have been re-
ceived a. to results IL winter wheat
were sown in the spring. While
have not personally known Of anyone
actually sowing winter wheat in the
spring. I am advised by Dean Jardine
of the Agricultural college that winter
wheat will not make grain when
planted at this time of the year. 1t
simply stools out all over the ground
and does not joint
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15
ExTRAvAGANT UNCLE SAM.

The cost to the federal government
OF maintaining its printing establish
ment at Washington approumates
$6.OOO,OOO a year, says Leslie's, and it
continues: An experienced. capable
printer. 1t has been estimated, could
pay the government q rental Of half q
million dollars, do all the work now
being done at q cost OF another half
million less than the government il
paying and still clear for himself be-
tween a quarter and a half million
dollars.
An example Of the high cost Of gov
eminent printing was the printing of
the information required for the in
PRODUCTION of the parcel post. The
post office department at first adver-
tised for bids on the work. but this
was recalled on discovering that the
law made it necessary for the work to
be done by the government printing
office. One commercial printing es-
Establishment had already prepared its
bid, and later this was round to be less
by $4,000 on a $4,000 job than the
bill actually rendered by the govern
ment printing office.
Some time ago two battleships were
built under identical specifications,
one at a government navy yard, the
other by a private company. The hull
and machinery of the government con-
structed vessel cost Uncle Sam $685.
900 more than the hull and machin-
cry of the one built in the private
yard. OF course Uncle Sam 10 rich and
can stand this sort or waste. Apro-
vA<au HA nj he
sufficient advance in rates granted
to the railroads by the Interstate COM
merce commission, coupled with the
advice to the railroads to save their
heads by more economical manage
ment. it should be said that the fed.
eral government operates the Panama
railroad. and the rates are the highest
railroad rates in the world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

In framing a bill making it a peni-
Tertiary offense for a member of a
legislature to go back on his party
platform, Representative Stauffer of
Douglas county, has seemingly forgot
ten the unwritten law among politi-
clans that platforms are made to run
ON and not to stand on after the votes
ere counted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15
QUAKER AaEDrrATToNs.
IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1

tFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
No, Maude. dear; a bore doesn't
necessarily have q sharp tongue
Even a clock may complain that
time hangs heavily on its hands.
Don't make a mountain out of a
molehill, or an acre out of q tooth.
A literary man can always write
poker stories to keep the pot boiling.
The eye specialist can't always help
a man who il blind to his own in
tereets.
The woman who thinks only of
dress sometimes allows her ideas to 20
to waist.
The fellow who stands in his own
light must expect to be thrown in the
shade.
You can't keep a good man down,
but that is no reason why a fellow
should get up in the air about 1t.
SiIlcus-What do you suppose IL
meant by the luck Of fools? Synicus-
suppose the saying refers to those
who are lucky at love.
Wigg@That fellow Talkalot says
he has one foot in the grave. Wage
We'll, he does enough kicking with
the other one to make up for it.
Tommy-Pop, what is foresight
Tommy'S POp-Fofesight, my son, Is
something that comes to a man when
he, gets 80 old he has nothing to look
forward to. sf4rss - N
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

Instead of appropriating a consid-
cradle sum of money to place a statue
OF Ceres on the state house dome.
az Is suggested in one OF the bills be-
fore the legislature, appropriations
might better be made for repairing
the eastern approach to the capitol.
1ts condition is a disgrace to the great
state of Kansas, and the longer the
delay in making these necessary re-
pairs, the more expensive they will be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

England il ohuckling over the
American note to Germany, but pre-
mature merriment tint the most SUBJ
stantial kind. It's the fellow who
laughs last that has the best one. and
it isn't at all likely that the first Amer
lean verbal broadside at Germany will
end the matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

A cheap edition Of the statute books
may be desirable, as Mr.. Austin, the
state printer. suggests, but surely not
for the purpose of placing them within
the reach of the plain people for per-
usal and study. The average plug citi-
zen is far from being Philadelphia
lawyer. Even the courts often have a
difficult time in figuring out what
many of the legislative enactments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

Canada has finally been forced to go
on a war tax basis, but Canada Is par
ticipating in the war. And. at that,
she didn't put her war taxes into oper-
alton until several months after the
United States got busy in this direc-
ton. But calling them war" taxes in
this country does not make them such
N fart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

Senator Davis bill creating a re-
volving fund OF $4,000 for the aid
and encouragement of county fairs
should receive the most careful con-
alteration OF the legislatures. Kan
sas' paramount interests are agricul-
tural, and the county fairs are of i'm
mense advantage in promoting them.
They are fine feeders, too, for state
fairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

Topeka's Western League baseball
team has been saved for the city again
by the narrOwest Of margins, but this
will probably be the last year of its
life here If It is not more generously
supported by the fans than it has
been. And, on the other hand, it is
incumbent on the new management to
develop a team that will merit such
support.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

That the legislators haven't a very
clear idea of the actual financial neces-
stiles of the state is evidenced by the
fact that between the appropriations
favored by the senate ways and
means committee and those endorsed
by the same committee of the house
there is a difference of approximately
Z 600 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15
MIR. DOG VISITS BILLY PIG.

Billy Pigs mother started off early
the next morning after his return, for
town. to buy him some clothes. and
Billy Goat and Billy Pig were left to
keep House.
Billy Pig sat in a chair by the win
dow. wrapped in q blanket and q cloth
tied earound his head, because he had
q dreadful cold from being out in all
kinds of weather with the man who
made him do tricks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

All Of the goosebone weather proph-
cts are insistent that there will be
plenty Of severe winter weather in
these parts before Spring gets on the
job with both feet. But they arc no
better gusasers than the groundh0g or
tle government weather forecasters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

Now that the much-needed public
park is assured for the East Side of
Topeka. the people in that section pos
sibly have more reason to hope that
they will be provided with q sewer
system some day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

So hurried and frequent are his
trips from one front to the other that
Kaiser wilhelm. before long, IL likely
to meet himself coming back from one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

1t is doubtless owing to the pressure
Of other business. says the Chicago
Herald. that Berlin has not heretofore
suggested that the Russian capital
should be written "RetrOgrad."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

Russia must be headed in tho d.
rectton Of some serious reverses, else
Why the announcement from Petro-
grad OF plans to sew up the news?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

Why the delay this year in the an
nouncements concerning the prospects
for next summers peach crop?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

Frfend-"I've noticed. Cutfs. the tafIot
going nm to your studio every day for 1
mo. he's laying for -me-"LBosteai Tam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The state journal 10 Q member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
eantxaflon, for the sxclustve Afternoon
D0blica&1on In Topeka
me news 10 received In The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

And brought oy to, the angry hearts
Around the senatorial parts.
Cut down the army and he navy,
Cut down the tariff. too, by gravy,
But leave that sunset beard alone
1t Is national affair,
That handsome bunch Of norid hair
Dies like dog. Nuff said, huff said.
Uncle Abncr Says:
Some day some Teller Is going to in
to the laundry and then the next
thing will be the end of the world.
! Hank Tumms says he doesn't care
how high the prices 60 He can't buy
nothing any more, nohow.
II you have ever met up with bar
Der in a town OF 1900 you have prob
ably learned all that is worth know
ing in the world.
Anse Judson of our town says when
he is called on for speech his brain r.
peanut and he suffers every known
disease from paralysis to pellagra.
There amt no use tryin' to tell fell
fer anything after he has been to New
York once.
Luke Timmins fell offn the water
wagon SO hard that he has been laid
up in bed for three days.
Lem Higgins says there are days
| when a Teller can't lay up cent.
Gosh! Seems as though there amt no
Not So Bad.
1 sit down to my porkchops in the beam
There amt no dope put in my grub to
There amt no villain nihilist a-fixin' up
And quiet life in this old town is good
enough for me.
I amt got no ambition now to be milton
1 don't care if never move or travel
What's the use of wandering:
There plenty here to see.
The COINS on In this old town are swift
enough for me.
| Editorials.
| To Judge by the proud look upon
the face Of the young man who has
just been admitted to membership In
never think that nearly all OF the
genuine Greeks Are engaged in run
ming shoe shining parlors-
According to Lord Kitchener. this
preliminary skirmishing 10 liable to
lead Europe into q real war in the
Another boost for buttermilk
Charlie Fairbanks is again mentioned
for the presidency.
Senator Lodge says he is alarmed.
Then the senator is in q perfectly
normal condition.
Copper has bsen discovered in Ari-
xona A mine. not q policeman.
1t is the average wOman's ambition
nowadays to dress as well as her
housemaid does.
Got Qusy, ea
When you have pdSsetf away, ny friend,
And some day you must die,
| Your friends viii talk about you then
And Iaud you to the sky.
You want your fame while you're alive
And hearty and well fed.
| You can't afford to wait for it
Till after you are dead.
The folks won't know how great you are
Unless yOn put 'em wise;
| You want your laurel wreaths right now,
| Get busy-ADVERTISE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-15

Vienna scientists in testing the ef-
feet on the human system Of food
In making several vegetables absorb
more iron frem the soil than normally.
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-02

Fred Belland is at the hospit al
here laid up with erysipelas.
Lola Caswell was on the sick
list for several days last week.
Ben Caswell, who was here last
week. left for his homo at Cass
Lake to visit his family.
Mrs. Eugene Warren has resign
ed her position at the Cass Lake
Indian School, and will return here
this week.
Lee Logan, who was in the hospi-
tai with an attack of blood poison
ing Of the hand, has so far recover
ed as to be able to be around.
A new barber shop has been
opened by John Turpin at Shar-
bonno's Hall, and if you want a
good shave or hair cut you should
not fail to give him a call.
George Berry, Frank Beaulieu,
and Eugene j. Warren, went to
Bemidji last Saturday and attended
a meeting of the Chippewa Claims
committee, and returned on Sun
day morning.
The Hotel Hiawatha is becoming
very popular, and mine host, Steve
Caswcll's countenance is always
wreathed in smiles. No zone should
miss the Sunday dinners there, for
you will find that you will getyour
moneys worth.
Some of the white boys who are
temporarily employed here took a
turn at vaudeville at the White
Earth Hall last Saturday, and while
their repertoire was not extensive
all things considered it was well
rendered. The boys intend to give
more extensive entertainment
next time and are preparing for it.
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-02
MUST TAKE THEIR
MEDICINE.

The Odanah Star Of Wisconsin,
does not believe Indians are amen.
able to United States laws relative
to the introduction of intoxicants
into the reservations they occupy.
Editor Ashmun is naturally in
clined from sentimental and SYM
pathetic feeling in behalf of his red
brethen that they should not be
punished for an open violation of
law. THE ToMAHAwK fully appre-
ciates Mr.. Ashmun's position in
behalf of the Wisconsin Chippewas
but, fortunately for them and the
Indians in general, they are sub,
iect to the same laws with regard
to the introduction of liquor by
them into an Indian reservation
and the sale of it to other Indians
as white men are.
There is no recourse for an In
dian who is found guilty Of intro
ducing liquor into the Indian coun-
try except to take his medicine,
or rather the punishment the Unit
ed States Judge before whom he is
tried may lnfict upon him accord
ing to law.
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-02
KEWE-ZANCE OR CHARLES
WADENA SHOT.

Kewe-zance or Charles Wadena,
a Gull Lake removal Chippewa,
who lived at Rice Lake was acct
IDENTIFY shot and killed by All be-
daush, his nephew, last Saturday
while out hunting deer.
Full particulars of the accident
have not reached here, but it seems
that, besides kewe-zance and Al
oe daush, George Lufkins was with
the men when the accident took
place.
While the Gull Lake Indians
resided in Crow Wing county we
knew Kewe zaince or Charles Wa
dena, and we can say that he was
a good and true man.
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-02
NOTICE OF COUNCIL.

At the request of members of
the local council, the meeting of
that councl! which was to have
been held has been continued until
December 3, 1915 when George B.
Edgerton, attorney for the Chip
pewas in the Mile Lac case, will
be present and will explain matters
of interest to all those who may
be present,
Joseph Charlotte,
President of Local Council.
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-02
NOTICE OF THE ST COLUMBIA
CHURCH.

The Ladies of the Episcopal
Church will serve Dinner. from IL
to 3, p. NJ. Saturday, December
4th. 1915, at the Day school build
ing, north of the Agency office,
and the Woman's Auxiliary will
exhibit and sell their articles.
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-02
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hairs
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc. 1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio. by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Tomahawk., 1915-12-02
NOTICE.

We now have the agency for the
Detroit Steam Laundry, persons
wishing to send laundry to Detroit
please leave it at the store.
B. l.. Fairbanks Co
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-06

the next mornings story Of the battleg
Nope. simply because In the very next
inning the Cardinals overshadoved MIN
by making seven runs.
During one OF the series played with
the western clubs In New York Murray
made magnificent throw 10 the plate.
Killing OF a runner. II saved the game
Tor the Giants-for the moment But Just
when the writing persons we're flguring
on how 70 lead their story with Murray's
accomplishment the. opposition got to the
Giant pitchers. knocked couple out of
the box and did 80 much hitting that
Murray's stunt was forgotten.
A few days before that Murray doubled
with two on bases, putting the Giants
temporarily In the lead. But the oppo-
sition got busy shortly afterward. rail-
led and beat the Giants thus forcing
the scribbIing persons to overlook Muir
rays timely two-bagger and dwell on
more important things.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-06
YENER TO MAKE RULING SOON
Will Provide for Player on Hospital
List 90 as Not to Count in
VI Player Limit.
MANY SUFFER- BROKEN NOSES

NEW YORK, Tune k-within a short
time President John "A. Tener VIII pre-
sent a rule to the National league FOR
approval which will determine under
just what conditions player may be
placed on the hospital list SO that he
Will not count In the twenty-one player
limit which was adopted for this season.
The large number of injuries which are
occurring make a ruling necessary. The
endeavor viii. however be to hold as
near as possible to the spirit OF the
twenty lone player limit. and the rule
which win be presented will be SO worded
that II win be impossible to substitute
for a player, who has received an injury
of minor consequence. To accomplish this
a clause will be inserted specifying q def
mite period that player once on the list
shall have 20 stay out OF the game. re-
gardless OF the possibility OF a rapid
recovery The period Will probably bo
at least month and possibly longer.
Such a rule will make club hesitate
about asking that one. OF the regulars
be placed on the hospital list unless the
injury really Is Of character to In
cspacltate him for considerable time.
AhutA tAN AAa y ANul1 -AltC lld- CT ttiutts
the method Of procedure WIS for the
club to present the request 70 the league
president. and he In turn referred IT TO
the national commission. The new rule
which Is being PROMULGATED. however.
viii differ In that the final reference
shall be 70 President Tener
Broken noses seem to be PLAYING a big
part m the base ball injuries this season
Thus faf there have been five or six.
among the injured PLAYERS being Birdie
Cree. Poll Perritt and last OF all with
the worst smash. the unfortunate Fred
Merkle. He was just recovering from =
dislocated elbow when he went into the
game against Perth Amboy. and as q
result OF the broken nose which he re-
celved then ne. wt1 - ert 81 the gains
for some time The srcak is said TO be
much worse than that which PerTitt sur
fered a short time ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-06
Gibbons Easily the
Middleweight King,
Belief in New York

NEW YORK. June B.--If ever there was
the slightest doubs parading the pugiiistic
high road regarding the status OF Mike"
Gibbons % 81. Paul since he came into
the open and declared himself a middle
weight II has had the -skids put under II
and has slid out OF existence. There Is
no good reason why the crown. vacant
since the untimeiy death OF Stanley
Ketcheii. should not be slipped upon the
pompadoured brow Of Gibbons.
Gibbons has proved beyond question
that he IL the class OF the middle weights.
glance through the list OF contenders
6iscloses none that has a chance with
the Minnesota Zephyr over the short
route at any rate. II is true that Gibbons
has never ventured into the unknown and
risky twenty-round business Ho has
contented himself with raking In the
golden ehekels while giving ten-round
iessons but IL there any who will declare,
and believe what he Gays. that Gibbons
cannot ramble through twenty rounds
and hold his own7
Certainly circumstantial evidence iE all
10 favor OF Gibbons being able TO turn
the trick without losing any OF the
prowess that has made one, OF the most
popular boxers IN the game today.
Glance through the layout Of middle
weights who are conceded 70 have a
chance; Young Ahearn. Mick" King
OF Australia. Leo Houck, Eddie Mo-
Goorty Jimmy" clabby. George Chip,
Dave" Smith OF Australia. Jack Dillon.
Frank Klaus and "Jeff" Smith. Com
pare these men individually with Mike
Gibbons and what's the answer or the
outfit there are but two who are within
several kilometers OF being as clever az
oibbonA Ahearn and clabby. OF these
better chance OF outoointing Gibbons u
such a chance existed
two Ahearn would probably have tho