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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

to its left bank on the ground that the.
Rhine formed the boundary line Of
Roman Gaul. Though the Roman en-
pire reached out beyond the broad
Rhine, the river formed, nevertheless,
its effective barrier against the north
barbarians. However, when the realm
of Charlemagne was divided and the
boundaries of Verdun established, the
Rhine became wholly the property Of
Germany, and France early began her
centuries-long policy of winning the
stream back again. Complete success
crowned this policy under the Napo-
leonic empire, and the Rhine became
once more the boundary of Gaul. The
Germans reassumed sovereignty Of
their beloved Father Rhine after 1871,
and in the present war the posses
sion Of the historic river is one Of
the most critical questions.
The Rhine, like a mighty tree in
form, receives its waters from count
less tributaries, and gives them up to-
the sea through innumerable off.
shoots. Its principal source issueV
from glacial ice 1921 feet above tho
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06
FORCE PASTOR OUT
Rev. A. 7. 0sbron Denied Use
Even of Hall at 0Iathe,
Johnson County.
DECLARE HIS VIEWS 'HERESY
johnson County Stirred by contro-
versy Between Orthodox Ministers
and Congregational Preacher.

The sixteen resident ministers Of
Olathe were unanimous in the declar-
alton that the Rev. Andrew T. Osbron
of the local Congregational church
shall not preach hereto" doctrines
nor read any of his eighty-five theses
inside or near the corporate limits.
Because he said he doubted certain
passages of the Bible and did not be-
lieve in the resurrection at all, his con-
gregation forced DR.. Osbron out
week ago. Recently he hired the Gem
ltheater for series of sermons, but
when the various church heads threat
Iened a boycott the management re-
fused him tenancy. In the mean time
he is growing mushrooms for living.
And he declares he will talk from the
band stand in the public square unless
prevented by injunction. In case of
legal restraint, DR.. Osbron asserts he
will read his theses from the hills
close to the city. The ministers will
carry their opposition to the new doc
trine into the courts, they say, and will
use every means within their rights to
keep "the doctor of delusions" from
obtaining a following
After he was forbidden the use of
the Gem theater, DR.. Osbron hired
hall, but the trustees now have decid-
ed not to let him preach there.
Olathe is deeply stirred because of
the controversy. The dissenting
preacher has powerful personal mag
netism and the unusual views which
he holds have proved attractive to a
considerable number.
Rev. w. A. Nance, pastor of the
Christian church, answered the Os-
bron theses at recent meeting, but
many in the audience were not salts
fled with the effect of his attacks on
the leader of the new cult
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

The farm garden is left to women
folk, but they manage to produce an
average of over 5000 per acre every
year-four or five times as much as
the average farmer produces from his
general crops.
The average value of garden truck
produced by dwellers in small towns
and cities is much above 5000 per acre.
1t is fact that the best gardeners in
this country are city and town dwell
ers, doubtless because men pay more
attention, to the work and are more
willing to spend money for fertilizer
and good seeds than the farm wife.
AS rule farmers pay little or no at
tention to their gardens, although they
expect their wives to supply the en-
tire family with vegetables the year
around. The most menfolk do is to
grudgingly pillow up plot of ground,
harrow it perhaps once or twice and
then leave the rest to Providence and
the women.
II more attention were paid to the
selection of good seeds and the Use of
proper fertilizers, in addition to stable
manure, and If the womenfolk could
have the services Of the hired man
three or four hours week, they would
be able to double their garden crop.
Even if the farmers wife cannot buy
bone meal, nitrate Of soda and other
vegetable fertilizers, but must depend
upon what stable manure she can
wheel to her garden plot on wheel
barrow, she can by proper methods not
only increase the yield of her garden
but do it with less work.
The main thing is to get an early
start with good seed. This requires a
hotbed, one of the simplest things in
the world, but which is in use in com
paratively few farmers gardens.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

The hotbed should be made as early
as possible, the first week in February
in the North. A square box about 18
inches deep, covered with common
window sash and filled with IL inches
of manure and two inches of finely pull
verified topsoil is all that is necessary.
A temporary hotbed can be made
by making foundation of coarse sta
BILE manure into broad fiat heap and
thoroughly tamping it down. The ma
nure heap should be eight or nine feet
wide, IS to "a inches deep and as long
as may be necessary to fit the. window
sash. The frames, placed on top of
the manureheap, should face the south
and the front board should be from
four to six inches lower than the back,
so that the water will drain from the
glass.
After the topsoil is put on, the bed
should be thoroughly sprinkled, the
sash closed and the bed left to gen.
crate heat. If properly made the heat
ought to run up to 100 degrees or more,
but no seed should be planted until it
falls to about 80 degrees. This con-
dition will generally occur about the
third day.
The seed should be sown in straight
rows and each variety marked with the
name on small fiat stick placed at
the end of the row.
1. l.
ly in the morning only. If watered at
night it will tend to chill the bed and
retard the plant. The bed must always
be well ventilated and on bright days
the sash should be removed in order
to give the plants all the sunshine pos
sible. On cool nights the sash should
be closed with the exception of about
an inch, in order that the plants may
have ventilation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

~ RST among the commercial
rivers of civilization, the most
N important geographical feature
of central Europe, a holly con-
tested boundary for more than
two thousand years, one Of the rich
est among the streams of the world
in legend and folklore, and incom-
parable for the beauties of it's course,
when one calls to mind the Rhine of
Germany he thinks upon one of the
most important elements of the cul-
ture and the history of his race,
whether he be of its Latin or its Teu-
tonic branch.
The Rhine and the Germans came
upon the stage of history together,
and their fates have been indissolubly
bound together ever since, says the
National Geographic society's bulle-
tin. His kindred with this mighty
river, Father Rhine, is one of the
more conscious elements Of each Ger
mans life, and to this his folklore,
his literature, his war songs, his opera
and his blood offerings have testified
Few geographical features have af-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

the sun shines brightly. Too much
heat will make the plants weak and
spindly.
BY all means have an animal-proof
fence inclosing the garden and a self
closing gate.
Although flowers cannot be eaten,
they, too, have a mission, so plant
them among the vegetables. The wife
will appreciate them.
The asparagus is "glutton." Give
it lots of rich food and it will repay
you.
Get the brush for the peas and poles
for the beans when it is too wet to
work field or in the garden.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06
SOME ESSENTIALS
FOR GARDEN WORK
Windbreak Should Be Planted
in May-Do Not PIoW Too
Early in the Spring.
(By MRS. JOHN FIELDl
Let the rows run north and south;


Let the rows run north and south;
this gives the most sun exposure.
Two essentials are necessary for
the rapid maturing of vegetables; a
soil made light with sand and we'll
rotted manure, and windbreak.
Plant your windbreak in May, and
a hemlock hedge is the thing.
Plan to plant crops that live from
year to year, like asparagus, rhubarb,
strawberries and the like, at one end,
so that they will not interfere when
you cultivate the annual vegetables.
Root crops should be planted to-
gether, as well as vine crops, such as
cucumbers, melons, etc.; also toma-
toes, peppers, eggplants and the like
Never plant melons near sQuashes or
pumpkins.
Do not pillow too early in the spring.
Wait until the ground is dry. Follow
with the harrow until the soil is finely
pulverized.
Use wood ashes for potatoes. The
potato relishes the potash contained in
them and the scab does not like the
lime they contain.
Give your garden crops Just the fer
tilizer they prefer. Remember that
plants that furnish us with edible
leaves or stalks flourish if given nitro
gen; when the fruit, root, kernel or
bulb is the edible part dose with ashes,
potash or phosphoric acid.
Half a pound of salt to the square
yard of the asparagus bed is beneficial
at this season.
Keep an eye on the hotbed when
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06
KANSAS SQUIRRELS GO MAD
Five Persons Near Lawrence Attacked
and Bitten-Residents Fear Hy-
drophobia Epidemic.

Five persons have been bitten by
squirrels at Lawrence. William
Brown, living near Lawrence, picked
up pet squirrel in his barnyard and
was severely bitten in several places
on his hand by the animal.
Mrs. Elmer Brown, his sister-in-law,
went out to see what was the matter
and the squirrel jumped on her neck
and bit her several times before she
choked it to death.
The squirrels head has been sent to
Topeka for a meteorological eXamina-
ton. A few days ago Sam Elliot, his
wife and small daughter were at
tackled by pet squirrel and bitten.
The animal had been raised by the
Elliots and had been handled freely a
year or more. 1t is feared that rabies
prompted the attacks and Lawrence
people have been warned to keep away
from the squirrels, which are numer-
Gus in the public parks and in trees
on private lawns.
Killed by Electric car.-Fred Elan
SEX of Ringo was killed by an electric
car at Franklin the other night. He
was walking on the track and the
motorman was unable to warn him
off or stop the car in tine to save
him.
Pittsburg Auditor Dles.-H. NJ. Coul-
ter, city auditor Of Pittsburg, died
suddenly the other night of apoplexy.
4 X X
swindIed Farmers.-Three swind-
lers, representing themselves to be
agents of the postoffice department,
and selling mail boxes under threats
that the free delivery of mail would
be discontinued unless the boxes were
bought, found many victims near Pitts
burg. A man and two women were
in the party
X X X
Colds Shoot With Bows.-The CO
eds of the University of Kansas are
emulating the men of Robin Hood in
archery practice. Every morning be-
tween 10 and - o'clock a class of
girls is out on Mount Dread shooting
at target with bows and arrows.
X X u
Train Killed rarmer.-L. E. Sholz,
a farmer and stockman living near
Beattie, was killed by train near the
Grand Island depot at Seneca. He was
about so year of age and had a wife
and children.
New Editor for Bristow's Paper
A. Roy Buckingham, assistant editor
of the Wichita Beacon, has gone to Sa-
lima, where he will become managing
editor of the Journal, Joseph l.. Bris-
tow's paper.
CattIemen Hold Meeting.-Between
400 and 500 stockmen and farmers at
tended the third annual meeting of the
Kansas Cattlemen's Association at
the agricultural college, and while
the most of them were from Kansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado and Ne
braska also were represented.
\ y
Mother of SaIina Mayor Dies.-Mrs.
Henrietta e. Putnam, mother of E. ].
Putnam, mayor of Salina, is dead. She
was so years old and WAS pioneer
settler in that county, coming there
from Boston,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

olathe Opens Rest Room.-A pub.
lie rest room, with the city and John.
son county sharing jointly in the ex-
pense of about $1,000, is the latest
public improvement at Olathe.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

To Whistle at Big Fair.---James
Butin, junior in Kansas University,
has signed contract to whistle at the
Panama.Pacific Exposition 10 San
Francisco. Butin has filled whistling
engagements ON lyceum and chautau.
qua circuits. He will spend three
weeks at the fair. His home is at
Fredonia.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

Mother of saIina Mayor Dies.-Mrs.
Henrietta E. Putnam, mother of E. ].
Putnam, mayor of Salina, is dead. She
was so years old and WAS pioneer
settler in that county, coming there
from Boston.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

cattIemen Hold Meeting.-Between
400 and 500 stockmen and farmers at
tended the third annual meeting of the
Kansas Cattlemen's Association at
the agricultural college, and while
the most of them were from Kansas,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Colorado and Ne
braska also were represented.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

New Editor for Rristow's Paper
A. Roy Buckingham, assistant editor
of the Wichita Beacon, has gone to Sa-
lima, where he will become managing
editor of the Journal, Joseph L. Bris-
tow's paper.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

lola Gets Signal corps.-The sig
nal corps allotted to Kansas and
which will be equipped and supplied
by the government will be located in
lola.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-06

Killed by Electric car.-Fred Flan-
SEX Of Ringo was killed by an electric
car at Franklin the other night. He
was walking on the track and the
motorman was unable to warn him
off or stop the car in tine to save
him.
The Washington times., 1915-03-24
OTHERS TOFOLLOW MASSEY.

While Massey Is the first to be drop
ped. there are several other lads here
for whom jobs are being sought by
Manager Griffith and they may not see
the opening Of the American League
campaign.
Trainer Martin today refused to allow
Stevens or Pick to take chances in the
raw. damp weather. both players re-
naming In bed all morning. Stevens has
a dangerous cold throughout his sys-
tenn. while Picks earache has defeated
him and made 1t impossible for him to
play ball for several days.
Gandirs swollen ankles are bothering
him somewhat yet, but he is able to
play.
The Griffmen are pleased at the near
ness of the hegira to Richmond. 1t has
been SO consistently cold here that they
think they are bound to get more sea.
sonable weather anywhere else. The
high wind, any way. cannot chase them
to every ball park they visit.
Features were many in the Plebes'
2-to-O victory over the regulars yester-
day afternoon In seven sessions. Neither
enemy a measly bingle. Shaw was IN
particularly fine fettle. retiring the side
in order for four innings, not a man
reaching first base while he performed
Engel walked a couple of the foemen
but he did not allow a hit, and not a
regular reached second base on him.
Ramiro Sieglie played a star game at
second base for the Plebes. He was
over the infield and even out in the
garden to gather in droppers. A couple
of his stops and quick recoveries were
big league stuff in every way.
Hanri, Dnndnan lQveI HrSt base for
the Plebes and also put up a star per-
formance. His diving stop of Moeler's s
hot liner to his right in the fourth
savored OF the good old summertime.
His finish of the double play on Milan
in the seventh. iE which he was knocked
off bis pins. was another clever bit of
work. Rondeau began yesterday to look
like a real ball player,
The Plebes hoped upon Harry Harp
er in the opening frame, sending a run
The Washington times., 1915-03-24
Cut Out Reserve Clause
And Baseball Will Die

has managed to exist because of its
honesty and the reserve clause. They
may say ball players are slaves and
sold like chattels. Sure they are, but
they are proiting by that slavery.
Salaries have doubled and trlpled
since l entered the game. But for tho
reserve clause. there would be no minor
leagues. They cannot live without The
sale of players. without the reserve
clause, there would be no incentive for
managers to develop players. The abo-
lition of the reserve clause would de-
stroy competition and wreck the game,
The player may think that the re-
serve clause Is bad thing for him he
cause 1t prevents him from going to
another club that would give him more.
I'll admit that and that's the greatest
safeguard the game has. Let John Nc
GraW have a free rein to sign up whom
he pleases and he would have the great
est team of stars ever gathered to-
gether, and the game would be de-
stroyed as competition would be re-
moved.
THE player would suffer In the end
just as the minor leaguers are suffer-
Ing today from the baseball war. Be-
players last year, they are cutting sala-
res A few players have benefited by
the disregarding of the reserve clause,
put the minor leaGuers who may be the
'ie iNoSutEs O1 IVe years from now are
paying for the bigger salaries received
by those few"
Kittredga entered the professional
ranks via a college baseball team.
Catching for Holy Cross in 1893, he
played with Quincy, H., the following
! year and then Joined Cap Anson's ia
meUs Chicago White SoX. Eight years
ne remained with Anson and then went
TO Louisville. When the Kentuckians
were dropped from the National League
| klttridge went to Washington. The
season OF 1901 found him with the Bos-
ton Nationals. In 1903 he went back Ia
| washington. During the season OF 1906
| his arm went to the bad. 1t was al
| that time that Washington loaned him
TO Cleveland for a few weeks rs Catch
ers Bemis and Clarke We're crippled.
Ktttredge's big league days being
| over, Frank Farrell placed him al
| Montreal as manager. He stuck there
| for the 07 and '0S campaigns and then
| dropped in at Scranton to give that club
| pennant in the New York State
| League. The following season he gave
! Wilkesbarre a pennant and then ruir
| the professional games as an active
| warrior.
| kittredge coached the Harvard base,
/ ball team i'm 1910 and II ana also acted
| as scout tor the Detroit Tigers. Then
' came his chance to get into business
and he torsook baseball for good.
The Washington times., 1915-03-24
TITLE GAMES START
ORPUBL|C SCHOOLS
Ten Games a Week on Card for
Grades to Decide Champion
ship by May 20.

Public school baseball teams are we'll
on their way in the schedule which will
run into the month Of May, Something
like seventy teams comprise the Inter-
school Baseball League of the Depart
ment of Fairgrounds of the District.
and games are scheduled every day for
the varioue sections OF the city.
The circuit started Monday. Today
Curtis School will play the Addison
School in Georgetown, Hubbard will
meet West, Monroe will playe Cooke,
and Van Buren will play Ketcham. The
title was won by the Monroe School last
season.
The schedule of games will run until
May 90 about ten games being played a
week on each playground in the city.
The schools are divided into eight d.
visions, according to location, and each
division has a schedule of it's own.
All division championships must be de-
cided by May 20. and after that date the
winners In each division play a post
season series for the championship
trophy, which becomes the property OF
the school winning 1t three times In sue
cession.
Yesterday the Morgan School defeated
Petworth to 2, Ross defeated Denni-
son 60 to s, and Bryan won from Buch-
anan II to 2.
The Washington times., 1915-03-24
This Is Opinion Of Malachi Kit
tredge, Former Big League
Catcher.

CLEVELAND, March 24.-"Cut the
reserve clause out of contracts and
baseball magnates would be compelled
to pass the hat"
That is the opinion Of Malachi Kilt
redge, identified with the game for
twenty-five years as player. manager.
scout, and coach. Kittredge quit the
national pastime four years ago to en-
ter the business field. He Joined the
ranks of the National Cash Register
Company. Entering the school main
tained by that company at Dayton, he
became salesman. Promotions fol-
lowed quickly as the result of his en-
ergy, and recently he was transferred
TO Cleveland where he Is continuing to
achieve success.
Il never saw anything except the play
er's side of baseball" continued the for
mer catcher yesterday, until | quit the
big league and went to the minors.
There i missed the pampering ! had re.
ceived while with the majors. Then
went to a. class b league as manager
and part owner.
Naturally. l viewed conditions in an
entirely different manner. | began to
realize that whereas player welcomed
a day of rain as one in which to loaf,
the magnate was given cause for worry,
especially If the rain came on sun
day or q holiday.
when l became a magnate in a
small degree instead OF player, |
spent more time reading the weather
forecasts than ! did the box scores.
/ found myself watching the clouds
more than | did the players. But when
was a player and it rained l thought:
Here is where l get chance to 90 to
the theater or play poker
Little does player think of the
expense to the owner II he Is out of
the game for few weeks because
OF an accident or illness. You can
bet. however. that the mHgnate thinks
of 1t, for the salary of the injured OF
sick player goes on Just the same, just
as does that of the man hired to take
the crpple's place.
People think that with the magnetic
II is a case OF everything coming in
and nothing going out, During my ave
years in the minors ! discovered that II
y just the other way. sun, baseball
The Washington times., 1915-03-24
Fordham Has Wealth
Of Baseball Material

NEW YORK. March 24.-The Ford
ham baseball squad, which meets
Georgetown April 8, has been cut to
twenty five members, looks far better
at This time of the season than any
team the Maroon has had in years.
Every man in the infield with the eX-
ception of shortstop is a veteran from
last year, while six players of merit
are contesting for the two openings
In tho outfeld.
The pitching staff will be strong,
with two stars from last season,
Walsh and Martin in prim econdition.
Three regular games will be played
this week, after which Warner, the
coach, will make his final cut and
determine the players to be carried
with the varsity.