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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-11
Mysterious Tin sickness"

There is an ailment which affects
tin and tin only. 1t attacks the metal
| n some mysterious way. as yet not
understood by science, and slowly but
surely converts it into allotropic form
as tin powder. 1t is specifically a dis.
ease of cold weather, exercising Its
greatest vtrulence at about "A degrees
below zero, Fahrenheit, but proving
extremely destructive. at lower tenn
peratures.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-11

splendor.
New judgeships are created, even
though judges now declare they have
not enough work to keep them busy.
Hereafter instead of taking from two
to three months vacation, these
judges can now enjoy three or
four months, and instead of working
from II o'clock in the morning to
four in the afternoon, when they work,
they can now work from IL to 1, take
off an hour and a half for lunch and
then quit at 8.
Extravaganza has been apparent in
every move at Albany this year. In
Ohio, ever in Pennsylvania, how diff
ferent! Both Gov. Willis and Gov.
B~rumbaugh have sensed their respon-
sibilities and they realize the taxpay-
ers are in earnest about extravaganza
The way the taxes and bond issues
have been piling up in every state, is
enough to make even the most hard.
hearted politician shudder and won.
der to what port we are drifting.
1 have pointed put these matters
not to compare but simply to com
mend the splendid man that Ohio has
chosen to lead her people. Nothing
is of such vast Importance at this very
time as men and measures to lesser
this awful that piled up taxes
threaten. Our heartiest congratula.
tons to Gov. Willis for the example he
is setting. What he is doing and has
done is certain to result in reforms
not only in other directions within hi:
own safe, but in all directions in every
state.-C. w. B.-From the American
Agriculturalist June 9Th, 1915.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-11

In the early days of dairying the
only merits on which a COW was Sc
lected by those unacquainted with her
production, were her physical charac-
teristics. The results of this selection
was the breeding of cows of good
dairy type and conformation rather
than Individual production of milk
and butter fat. However, this stan
dard of dairy type was supposed to
correlate very closely to the milk
producing qualities of COWS which
was true to a large extent, and it
has been largely on those standards
that the high producing cow Of to-
day has been developed.
The dairy COW must be considered
as a machine for the production of
milk and butter fat in large guam
titles and for a long period of time.
If this machine is correctly assembled
there is no reason why the COW
should not reach the limit of milk
production. 1t has been found that
there are certain physical charac-
teristics which enable the COW to per-
form these functional duties. AL
though these essentials have beer
determined after long years of ex-
perience with dairy cattle they are
not as accurately known as they
should be to make dairy COW selec.
ton by conformation absolute.
No n can refute the fact that Sc
lection by confirmation is very valu
able but yet it is necessary that on,
use conservatism in the use of thii
method. In order to point out thi
necessity let US look at the produc
ton of some of the best COWS. Ii
the show ring the Island type O
Jersey is found to be far superio
to the American type of Jersey, tn
latter showing an inferiority in. quail
ity and breed type but having a larg
er size and greater digestive capa
city. In fact the Judge recognize
only the Island type in the show rine
but nevertheless the American typ
holds most of the high productio
records for the Jersey breed.
In the Guernsey herd at the Ann
Dean Farm is a large number of hig
producing cows with records of seve
hundred to nine hundred pounds. Her
we find also the cow, Murine Cowal
which has recently broken the world
record by producing 1098.18 pounds {
butter fat one year. When compal
ing these cows with the generally a,
cepted standards of dairy types "
take particular notice of the wither
These parts are very heavy and we
rounded and the animals are genera
ly termed deficient at this point. Y,
this is true of nearly all of the hie
producing cows in the herd, even
Murine Cewan herself.
Another instance is a cow of Il
Holstein-Fresian breed, Crown Pril
cess Make De Kol End. This co
is under test at the present time
Ohio and in the first 120 days of hi
z test produced 463 pounds of butte
fat and 1O,260 pounds Of milk. ]
the fourth month of her lactation pc.
iod she carried extraordinarily GOO
f1eshing, particularly on the rump, ft
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-11
ResponsjbiIitv Ended

The youngsters grandmother and
aunt had been visiting him, Mrs.
Homer Hoch of Marion relates. He
had been including them In his pray
ers saying God bless each of the i'm
Mediate family and them also. The
night of the day on which they left,
he prayed his prayers as usual, in
Guiding them. Then he took a Sec
ond thought and said, ooh, no, l for
got. Grandma and auntie are gone,
SO o needn't mind about them any
more."-Kansas City Star.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-11
Neuralgia Pains StOpped.

You don't need to suffer those ag-
onizing nerve pains in the face, head,
arm, shoulders, chest and back. Just
apply a few drops of soothing
Sloan's Liniment; lie quietly a few
minutes. You will get such relief and
comfort! Life and the world will
look brighter. Get a bottle today, 8
ounces for Csc, at all Druggists.
P~entrates without rubbing.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-11
A Doctors Prescription for Cough
An Effective Cough Treatment.

One-fourth to n teaspoonful Of
DR.. Kings New Discovery, taken as
needed. will soothe and check
Coughs, Colds and the more danger
ous Bronchial and Lung Ailments.
You can't afford to take the risk of
serious illness, when SO cheap and
simple a remedy as DR.. Kings New
Discovery is obtainable. Go to your
Druggist today, get a bottle of DR..
Kings New Discovery, start the
treatment at once. You will be graft
fed for the relief and cure obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
ARSENE LUPIN
OF THE WEST
EstelI, TOpeka's Master Crook,
Recalled by Tim Donovan.
Career Was Spectacular One in
Central Kansas.
OPERATIONS IN OTHER STATES
Daring RObberies and Ingen-
iOus Escapes From Prison.
Included ALI Thrills of Imagi-
native Fiction.
OPERATIONS IN OTHER STATES
SUNDAY.

The day was hot; the air humid
On the outside an afternoon sun
bIistered the pavement. At police
headquarters the droll routine of an
uneventful day was grinding well into
evening Station men sprawled in
various attitudes in the lobby chairs
while the jailer in his cage lazily an
swered the telephoned reports OF
patrolmen. Over in one corner Of the
room a motorcycle policeman and the
day sergeant dozed over a game of
checkers In the bull pen a bootleg
ger cursed the heat.
On a hardwood bench sat members
of the press gang and mentally
prayed for even a drunk to furnish
food for their typewriters. On the
same hardwood bench was Tim DON
oVan, plain clothes man and veteran
of years of service He dropped a
week old newspaper and turned to a
reporter with comment on Georgia
criminal wherein small army of
men were securing the country for
negro murderer. The reporter was
soured on the world-maybe it was
the heat.
Yah" he growled; 'ff story like
that ever broke in this state I'll pray
for the heavens to fall
Tim was thoughtful. well" he
began-there was a good humored
twinkle in his eyes-"TIl cell you
about the greatest criminal that ever
praying The news grabber was in
terested and others 1t the station
leaned slightly toward the gray haired
detective Tins years OF service had
made in his memory many a good
yarn-and they were worth listening
to.
Tim flicked the ashes from his
cigar, borrowed a match and began:
Donovan's Story.
1T was in the spring of 1900. James
Ramsey was chief and L was sergeant.
In the evening-about this time of
day. we got a report of a man passing
mutilated money on lower Kansas
avenue. Ramsey sent me 20 investi-
gate At the same time we heard of
two postoffice safes Deing blown-one
at Marysville and the other at Coffey-
Vile. I collected several dollars of
the mutilated coins and paper money
that had undoubtedly been mussed up
when inside a safe that was blown. 1
found man answering the descrip-
ton of the one who passed the money
staying at the St. Charles hotel I
went to the door of his room and he
refused to let me in. l sent to the
station for the chief and we threw a
guard around the hotel while we went
for a warrant. We returned to the
room and entering found the man
and his wife. 1t was l o'clock in the
morning. l put my hand under the
fellows pillow and found a IA re-
volver. Ramsey found another IA in
his grip and when we searched his
clothes we found .3S revolver in his
trousers pocket. We brought him
down here to the city Jail. The fol-
lowing morning a postoffice inspector
"a son of DR.. Minnie-identified the
prisoner as a man named EsteIl.
don't remember his first name be-
cause 1t was by Este1l only that we
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
A PARADE OF FIRE
Lantern Spectacle To Be Big
Playground Event.
Tennis Will Be Popular TOurna-
ment in August.
SATURDAY.

Hundreds of Topeka playground
children are looking forward with in
terest to the big lantern parade that
will be open to all the children of the
nine Fairgrounds and which will start
from the high school building at 1880
o'clock Friday evening, July 80. The
lanterns will be made by the children
themselves on the Fairgrounds.
First, second and third prizes will
be given for the prettiest lantern, the
most grotesque lantern, the largest
lantern and the smallest lantern. A
prize will also be awarded to the play
ground that has the best appearing
group in the event.
Each of the nine Fairgrounds was
entered in the croquet tournament
which was won by Chesney Park at
City Park Thursday.
Tennis equipment including nets,
rackets and balls have been supplied
to each playground. The boys with
the aid of the directors have made
both courts and equipment free at any
time. This will give every young per-
son in the city a good chance to learn
tennis and to prepare for the big tour
nament which will be held in August.
Most of the grounds are being kept
open until dark on certain evenings
each week SO that those who work
during the day will have a chance to
play at night.
Scaling walls have been supplied for
each ground and teams are being
composed to practice wall scaling.
There will be a contest in this work at
the final exhibition and the team
which can get over in the best time
will be awarded medals. There are
twelve men to team and the idea is
to put such team work into practice
that all of the twelve men will get
over the twelve foot wall in the short
est possible time. The girls are also
forming teams on nine of the grounds
On July 80 all of the children will
unite in a lantern parade. The Ian
terms will be made by the children
themselves on the Fairgrounds.
First, second and third prizes will
be given for the prettiest lantern, the
most grotesque, the largest and the
smallest. A prize will also be given to
the playground which has the best ap-
pearing group.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
COAL IN KANSAS
Output for Last Year Nearly
Seven Million Tons.
Slight Decrease ShOWn-NO Sc
riOus Strikes or Floods.

Washington, D. c., July 1.-THE
production of coal in Kansas in 1914
amounted to 6,S24,06S short tons, ac-
cording to a statement just made pub
lie by the United States geological
survey. with value at the mines of
11,1S1,6S7. This is a decrease of 3
per cent in quantity and 7 per cent IN
value from the output in 1918. In
other respects, however, the year is
reported to have been satisfactory to
the coal men. no serious strikes or
flooding of it's pits having interfered
with coal mining in the state during
the year.
Some improvement in the dangerous
practice of shooting from the solid is
shown for Kansas, the coal mined by
this method in 1914 being 77.5 per
cent of the total output as compared
with SOL per cent in 1913. The coal
reported as mined by hand was L.
1883 tons. Not much progress was
made in the state in machine mining,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17

the quality of coal so produced in 1914
having been less than 10000 tons. A
small percentage of the product (21.-
295 tons) was washed, yielding 1896
tons of cleaned coal and 5000 tons of
refuse.
The number of men employed in tho
coal mines of Kansas in 1914 was 49,,
Alb, and they worked an average of
191 days, against 12,479 men for an
average of 1877 days in 1913. The av-
erage production per man in 1914 was
$50 tons and 2.SS tons for each work
ing day.
The bureau of mines reported 81
fatal accidents in Kansas in 1914. as
compared with % in 1913.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
PAINTER FALLS 40 FEET.
Two Broken Legs and Skinned Nose
His Principal Injuries.

Wichita, Kan, July 17.-John
Reckham, 80. plunged 40 feet to a
brick pavement here and lives to tell
the tale. Although he sustained two
fractured legs and a badly confused
face, physicians say he will recover.
When the scaffold on which he was
standing gave way, Reckham fell back
wards, turned a double somersault
and landed on his feet. He tumbled
face forward and crushed his nose on
the pavement.
Reckham was painting the cornice
of a four-story building. A scaffold
had been erected on the window ledge.
The frame was decayed and nails hold
ing the scaffold gave way, precipitat-
ing Reckham to the street. He has
not been unconscious.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
AT THE MANHATTAN MEETING
County superintendent Hear Mrs.
Strong, j. A. Shoemaker and Others.

Manhattan, Kan, July 1.-THE
rearing of children is the chief aim of
the home" said Mrs. Ann Gilchrist
Strong, director of household arts in
the University of Cincinnati, who ad-
dressed the county superintendents'
conference at the agricultural college.
Mrs. Strong advocated developing
home making into a profession, but
one in which all members of the fam
lily should have their parts.
DR.. II. J. Waters, president of the
college, told the superintendents of
the social significance of rural econ
omies. w. S. Booth, inspector of rural
schools for Illinois, spoke on stand
ardization of Rural Schools" ]. A.
Shoemaker of Topeka, state rural
school supervisor, told how school
board conventions could be made prof
liable. The college live stock was in
spected under the direction of Pro-
fessors w. A. Cochel and o. E. Reed.
Addresses were made at the conven-
ton by Superintendents Elizabeth
Spencer, Yates Center; w. o. Steen.
Abilene; Ida b. Curtis, Larned; Jessie
G. Adee, Minneapolis; J. w. Miley.
Girard; Edna L. johnson, Winfield,
and Ida B. Marley, Oswego.
More than three-fourths of the los
county superintendent in the state
are attending the conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
OFF ON A TRAMP
Three Topeka Boys on Trip to
Morris County.
Camp Equipment Carried in
Small Pony Cart.
SHARED BARN WITH The RATS
TOpekans Were Driven to Shell
ter by Heavy Storm.
Eventful Outing Was Enjoyed
at Minimum Cost.
SHARED BARN WITH THE RATS

Three Topeka boys, John Couture,
John Seybold, and Edgar Morehouse,
have returned from a fishing and
hunting trip to Morris county which
was made on foot, and which fur
nished plenty of interesting incidents.
The manner in which the outing was
conducted was more or less unique
and should serve suggestion to
other Topeka boys who are looking for
an inexpensive but satisfactory sort of
a vacation.
The camp equipment was carried in
a small cart pulled by a pony. The
outfit: Khaki coats and trousers, blue
shirts, soft felt hats, walking shoes,
small single pole tent, canned grub
small tin stove, tin utensils, guns, cam
eras, canteens, and other personal
equipment.
Caught in a Storm.
Not including the cost of the clothes,
Photographic equipment, ETC., the eX-
pense of the trip amounted to but
s1.25 a week and so cents for the
horse.
The first night out from Topeka
camp was pitched by the roadside A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17

The company, for several years,
had been attacked on all sides, and
most of the criticisms were from New
England. The vitriolic comments led
in time to generalization among the
5000 employees of the company and
this Generalization was largely re-
sponSible for the three awful wrecks
which shocked the world. Then, too,
department of justice, had taken steps
looking to a dissolution of the New
England lines. Investigation after in
vestigation by the interstate commerce
commission and by state commissions
were frequent and severely drastic:
and the time had come for a change
of management.
1t was absolutely essential that a
new president of the New Haven
should be selected. In view of the
dire condition of affairs the new pres
ident should have all the traits and the
tinguishing features necessary to
bring about a complete regeneration
of the property and rehabilitation of
its affairs. 1t was necessary to find
man who had courage, patience, I'M
improbable integrity, remarkable en-
ergy and industry. profound railroad
ability and, moreover, he must possess
tact courtesy and kindness in a re-
rnarka BILE degree. The new man must
also be a publicist, a diplomat, one
ready and willing to accept the other
fellows viewpoint, and he must
executive ability. And in Howard
Elliott the owners of the property
found the mantle man who pos
sesses all of these traits, all of these
characteristics in abundance and then
some.
Born in New York City.
Mr.. Elliott is a New York city born
boy, yet he is of old New England
stock. His first American ancestor
was John Eliot. the minister of Bos-
ton, who taught the Indians and was
known as The Apostle to the In
dams Howard Elliott is 54 years
old. He was educated at the Law
renee Scientific school and at Har-
ward, graduating in the class of 81.
From the moment he left the halls of
fair Harvard, he began his career IS
a railroad man. He started from the
very bottom as a level rodman with
the engineering corps on the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy. Successfully he
was a clerk, assistant treasurer, audi
tor and general freight and passenger
agent on various western railroads.
Slowly, but surely he mounted the lad
der of railroad success until in 1903
he was made president of the North
ern Pacific railroad company. He re-
manned there ten years, and in Sep
TENDER, 1913. became president of the
New York New Haven and Hartford
railroad company, and now occupies
that place as we'll rs chairman of the
board of directors
1t is doubtful if any railroad man in
this country has ever been called upon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17

storm accompanied by heavy wind oc-
CURED blowing the tent down and
causing the boys to apply at a farm
house for shelter. They declared that
al least six inches of rain fell.
Dynamite in Stove.
Here is the story told by one of the
party:
Choice was given there of sleeping
in real beds in a nicely furnished
bunk-house or in a barn. The barn was
chosen unanimously upon discovery
that there were 100 sticks of dy-
Mantle stored in the clubhouse stove.
The barn was we'll ventilated and well
populated with rats and mice.
"All the little streams were up the
next day and several fairly dangerous
fords had to be crossed. Dover was
passed at . o'clock and camp pitched
on the prairie some miles beyond.
THE third day passed without event
Harveyville was reached by noon and
camp made near Miller.
MILLER was passed the fourth day
and the Old Santa Fe Trail reached.
Up to this time the roads had been
very bad. 1t had rained every night
and progress had been slow in conse-
quence. But from here on the roads
were excellent. More than twenty
miles a day were covered, and if it
had not been for the horse we could
have walked an easy thirty.
Council Grove was reached Mon
day afternoon and a stop of all the
next day made in this old and historic
city attracted much attention.
Everybody thought that we were
going to the San Francisco exposition.
All the loafers in the many small
towns we passed through turned out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17

en- masse to see the circus. If we had
provided ourselves with picture post
cards of the outfit we could have made
our expenses selling them but we were
out for pleasure not for profit.
From Council Grove we made the
twenty odd miles to Diamond Springs
in one day. Here we remained for a
week, fishing, hunting, and studying
the geological formations of the coun-
try.
1.-The return trip was made in four
days over excellent roads and by way
of Usage City and Burlingame. The
outgoing trip took five days exclu
SiYe of stOpoYers."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
He TOOK THE HELM
Elliott Made New Haven PreSi-
dent In Turbulent Times.
Overcame Herculean Difficult
ties in Roads Management.
BEGAN CAREER AS A RODMAN
Head of Northern Pacific Rail.
road for Ten Years.
In 1913 Was Chosen President
of the New Haven Road.

Nearly two years ago affairs of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad company and its allied New
England lines had become so compli-
Gated and were in such utter confu-
sion that in the interest of the public,
the $1,000 stockholders and a like
number of bondholders, not forgetting
the 100000 people in New England
dependent, directly and otherwise,
upon the company, it was necessary to
make a change of administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
ANOTHER KANSAS DAY
Capper and Reid at San Diego Fair
for Second Celebration.

San Diego, July 17.-Kansas Day at
the San Diego exposition will be four
days after Kansas day at San Fran
cisco July 19. Governor Arthur Cap
per, Albert T. Reid, president of the
Kansas commission, and others com
posing the governors party, will be
present.
The Kansas society of San Diego.
with it's 500 members is planning ac-
tive participation. Speaking, a recep-
ton, a dinner. and a dance probably
will comprise the program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
How Did He Know.

The new curate had preached very
fine sermon that morning on Married
Life" Two old Irishmen who had
been fast friends for years were dis
cussing the address as they walked
home together.
1T was a fine sermon his reverence
was after givin' us this morning,
Tim commented one
1T was that quickly assented the
other. then with a dissenting frown
he continued AN 1 wish ! knew as
little about the matter as he does
National Monthly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
COMMEND RETIRING DEAN.
Board of Administration Shows APP
probation of j. III. MiIIer's Work

Manhattan, Kan. July 17.-Warm
commentator is given by the board
of administration to the services of
]. II. Miller, who resigned the dean
ship of extension in the agricultural
college to accept a much higher sal
aired position in Arkansas. BY reso-
luton, the board instructed President
H. J. Waters to place on the college
records it's appreciation of the distinct
contribution made by Dean Miller TO
Kansas in the cause of agriculture and
rural betterment. The board also ex-
pressed its wishes for the deans sue
cess in his new field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-17
A Real Actor.

A lady was walking through the
park recently when two little boys.
who were playing near by, stopped
her.
Say, lady" called out the elder OF
the two, me kid brudder does fine
Imltatin' stunts. Give me dime an
he will initiate chicken Cor youse.''
What will he do-crow2" Queried
the lady
Nav" replied the boy. mo cheap
imitation like dat, ma'am- He'll eat
q worm!''-National Monthly.