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Meade County news., 1915-09-09
tBy J. c. BEAVERS. Purdue Experiment
Station)

(By J. c. BEAVERS. Purdue Experiment
Station)
So long as corn remains the princi-
pal crop in Indiana, the selection and
lstorage of seed corn will continue to
be topics of vital Importance. One
of the most important factors in corn
production is that of having seed ears
IOf the right type and Of good strong
vitality. These desirable characters
can never be obtained in strong way
except by giving careful attention to
the selection and storing of seed.
There is only one proper time of
selecting seed, and that is in the
field, preferably in October. Howev-
er, if you failed to select your seed
at that time, 1t will be a great deal
better to select it while husking than
to wait until after corn is stored in
the crib.
Seed corn should be we'll dried as
early after husking as possible When
stored in crib it does not usually
have opportunity to dry well, and con-
sequently is more subject to injury
by molds and decay than well-dried
corn. For this reason, if for no other,
get your seed corn before it gets in
the crib, and put it in a place where
the air can circulate freely around
each ear and drive out the excess of
moisture.
Corn may be stored in a number of
different ways, any one of which may
be thoroughly satisfactory. Special
seed corn racks are now used by
many, but other methods often prove
more applicable to the average farm
er's conditions. One splendid plan
Is to drive No. 10 wire nails through
an inch board at distance of three
Meade County news., 1915-09-09

MANY INSECTS AND PLANTS
HAVE LIGHT.eIvING POWER.
Lightning Most Popular Among Pyro-
technlc lnseets-AustraIian Pop
py is the Most Remarkable
of Luminous Plants.

The lightning bugs mystery of
be solved. A member OF that earnest
headed colony of scientists at Woods
Hole, Mass has recently declared that
the bug does its interior and exterior
illumination by eating certain sub
stances which supply it with phos-
phorus
1t is to be hoped that this is true
so we may quit worrying about why
the lightning bug is lit up.
Although the lightning bug is our
most popular and common pyrotech-
mic insect, there are many other in
sects and many forms OF vegetable
life which share in light-giving power
OF high and low degree. Under GER
tain conditions nasturtiums, dahlias,
tuberoses and yellow lilies may be
seen to glow with bright radiance,
varying in color and intensity. Only
those flowers that have an abundance
of yellow or orange shades exhibit
this phosphorescence. The best time to
see the light IS after dark, when the
atmosphere is clear and dry. The
light is sometimes steady, but often
intermittent and flashing.
Often, in the early fall, the ground
will be Illuminated by the glow from
the dead leaves The Australian pop
py is the most remarkable of all the
luminous plants, for it has been found
to send out light Of its own of quite
notable brilliancy.
Mushrooms growing on decayed
wood often have degree of brilliancy
that, when they are placed on news
paper, will enable one to read the
words in their vicinity with no other
light. One species of mushroom in
Australia, 16 inches in diameter, was
of such briliancy that, when seen
from a distance. it's light frightened
the natives.
Crabs are notable light givers, and
the salpa of California is the most
wonderful of all. Bodies of water 90
miles square have been seen glowing
with them, and in Santa Catalina
channel one naturalist reported that
as far as the eye could see the crea-
lures lay cleaning like gems in the
sunlight. Many luminous frogs have
been discovered from time to time,
and any frog may be made luminous
by inoculating 1t with certain bac-
terra which produce this phenomenon.
Many theories have been brought
forward to explain the phenomenon
of luminosity. but as yet little is
known about it.
Meade County news., 1915-09-09

NJ Maurice Maeterlinck began his
literary career with three apparent
failures. The first was the founding
OF a literary review, which quickly
went under; the second the publica-
tion of a volume of poems, which
failed to attract attention, and the
third the issue of play, La Princess
Maleine," of which he printed just %
copies with his own hands and gave
them away, A year later. says the
London Chronicle, chance brought q
copy OF the play into the hands of NJ.
Octave Mirbeau, who wrote glow
ing eulogy OF it IN the Figaro, and
Maeterlinck awoke one morning to
find himself famous.
Meade County news., 1915-09-09
BURNING STUBBLE
is BAD PRACTICE
Destroys Organic Matter and
Plant Food of Much Value
Control of HesSian Fly.
I(By L. e. CALL, Kansas Experiment Sta
toni

(By L. e. CALL, Kansas Experiment Sta
Don't burn your wheat stubble or
straw stacks this summer for the pur-
pose of destroying the Hessian fly.
The burning of the stubble or wheat
straw in the stacks not only fails to
destroy the fly, but will lead to the de-
struction Of organic matter and plant
food worth millions of dollars.
The Hessian fly would not be eradi-
Gated by burning, because the fly
passes its resting stage in the sum-
mer not only in the straw and stubble
above ground but also in the crown of
the plant SO low that it could not be
destroyed by burning. The parasite
which preys upon the Hessian fly
passes the summer in the fly located
in the straw and the stubble above the
ground. If the wheat fields are
burned the parasite preying on the
Hessian fly will be killed.
There is no danger of increasing the
injury from the Hessian fly by spread
ing straw as top dressing upon the
field. The top dressing Of straw upon
the field does not furnish winter pro-
lection to the fly. Wheat which has
been infested with the jointworm and
the greater wheat strawworm in large
numbers should not be spread on the
field. These insects make their pres
ence known by the large number of
white heads in the field. If there was
large number of white heads of
wheat in your field do not spread the
straw on the field. This infested straw,
however, may be used as a top dress
ing on corn ground if the straw be
worked into the ground early in the
spring.
The best method Of controlling the
Hessian fly is to prevent the growth
of volunteer wheat in summer and fall
and to delay the seeding of the wheat
until most of the flies have deposited
their eggs. The best method Of han
ding wheat ground is to disk the stub
BILE as quickly as possible after har-
vest and to plow the ground deep
after the volunteer wheat starts.
Meade County news., 1915-09-09
Boy Is Shock Absorber.

Howard Davis, a fourteen-year-old
Upland (Pa.) boy. performed a remark
able tumbling act while picking cher
ries in a high tree. That his neck was
not broken was probably due to the
fact that in his flight from the upper
branches he struck and knocked from
ladder Charles Esslinger. another
lad, who really suffered most from an
Injury to his back.
After striking young Esslinger Da.
Wis turned a somersault in the air and
fell at full length on the ground. The
shock stunned him temporarily, but
he soon regained his feet, while his
companion required assistance to get
home.
Meade County news., 1915-09-09
PROPER TIME FOR
CUTTING ALFALFA
Established Fact That Bloom Is
No IndicatiOn-Safe Critic
rion to Follow Is Bud.

A great many men know when their
alfalfa fields should be cut. A great
many others will still harken to the
obsolete advice Of cutting when a cor.
tain per cent of bloom appears. These
latter will in many years greatly de-
crease their yields by following this
advice.
Put this down in your mind rs m
absolutely established fact. ThS
bloom Is no indication whatever as to
the proper time to put the mower in
the alfalfa field.
The one safe and certain criterion
to follow is the appearance of the new
crown buds. When these show up the
alfalfa should be cut at once. THIS
cutting by the bloom" is about az
sensible as planting potatoes IN the
moon or bleeding . cows tail Gr
hollow horn"
Meade County news., 1915-09-09
Where Do Comets Come From2

Prof. Ellis Stromgren, director of the
Copenhagen observatory, has carried
out, with the aid of Mr.. ]. Braae, an
investigation to determine whether
comets come originally from interstel-
lar space, as has been commonly sup
posed, or originate within the solar
system. His method of research in
wolves the backward computation OF
planetary perturbations for eight
comets. The conclusion reached is
that all comets heretofore observed
have originated within the solar sys-
tenn.
Meade County news., 1915-09-09
Drive Chicken Lice Away.

For Kidding the hen roost of vermin
a sure means is preparation Of sui
phur and carbon, known technically
as sulphuret-carbon. 1t destroys or
drives away the insects without injur-
ing the birds. Put two ounces OF this
preparation in bottle, open. at the
mouth, and hang 1t by string in the
henhouse. After eight or ten days the
bottle ehould be reflled.
Meade County news., 1915-09-09
open to Conviction,

II understand" sale Mr. Dolan, that
you said there should be no more
fightin.
Il said that replied Mr.. Rafferty,.
But never was obstinate an mebDe
few words of argument from you
can make me change my mind"
Meade County news., 1915-09-09
indian snear Found.

Eugene. ore.-on Indian spear es-
timated to be from fifty to one hun.
dred years old. was found recently
by forest service guards on the Nc
Kenzie river. so miles east OF here.
The shaft is of cedar and in a good
state Of preservation. The shaft q
about twelve feet long. and has . tip
Of flint.
Meade County news., 1915-09-09
Muat Have Had a ritIe.

He hadn't been in this country
more than a month before he made a
Meade County news., 1915-09-09

Discipline in the British military
camps at Alexandria, Egypt, Is very
strict and those soldiers who have
committed petty infringements are
confined in a compound surrounded
by barbed wire. Some OF these Of
tenders are here shown leaving the
compound for their daily tasks.
Meade County news., 1915-09-09
A Lasting One.

so our little suburban home i'm
pressed you. Now. may | ask what
particular part OF 1t made the strong
est impression on your
Your freshly painted doorsteps
when l sat down on them"
Meade County news., 1915-09-09

Remarkable! What did he go intof"
''Matrim0ny.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
State Tax Commission ON Trail
of Itinerant Dealers.
Fly by Night Merchants Must
Pay Big License.
KANSAS CONSIDERED "EASY''
For Years This Was Field OF
Salvage Companies.
Pure Advertising Feature Hits
PeddIers Over State.

This is to be a bad year for the
itinerant merchants with special fire,
water, administrator and wreck sales
Under law enacted by the recent
legislature, the state tax. commission,
is notifying county clerks of the varl-
GUS counties that the tax collectors
must camp on the trails of the fly by
night merchants.
The itinerant peddler bill was passed
by the 1915 legislature after it had
failed for several sessions to find a
majority in both houses. BY pr-ovi-
sionS of the bill, a stipulated license is
provided for the itinerant peddler who
disposes of his wares in the rural dis
tricts and pays none of the general
running expenses of the state, county
and district which the established
merchant is compelled to meet. But
the new law Goes not stop there 1t
has a provision which threatens
trouble for the itinerant merchant
with a stock of merchandise of aues-
tionabIe quality who visits small towns
for the purposes of staging special
sales and undertaking local mer-
chants.
For years a number of salvage COM
panies have looked on Kansas as a
natural source of easy revenue They
have bought damaged merchandise
and peddfed it in the small towns
without paying their just share of the
tax. In fact, no assessor in Kansas
was ever known to be shrewd enough
TO list one THESE bargain STOCKS Oh
goods for taxation. Yet the owners of
the stock would advertise a twenty
five or fifty thousand dollar sale in a
small town, pay rent on a building for
three or four weeks, flood the COM
muuity with an inferior almost
worthless class of goods and move on
to the next town.
Now it is different.
The tax commission has notified
the county clerks that they must
keep a watchfuI eye on the travelling
dry goods and clothing stores. When
a man with a stock of n1ercha ndise
arrives in a town and announces in
box car type that he is selling SIS
suits at SAT- to settle a claim in the
hands of the sheriff, the assessor
must get busy. He must require of
the new merchant statement and a
showing that he expects to stay per-
manently in business in the town or
he must at once assess the stock of
goods and collect the taxes-taxes for
an entire year, too
And another thing.
The merchant who advertises $25,-
900 worth of merchandise cannot hist
the same with the assessor at $3.50.
That would make him liable under
the pure advertising law-another
new legislative enactment. And thus,
it seems, the legislature stored up for
the itinerant merchants many days
of sorrow and nights of unrest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
NJ. HEERY is DEAD
Well Known Topekan a Victim
of Pneumonia.
Many Years. a ContractOr-At
One Time Mayor.

Michael Heery. former councilman,
mayor, and for many years a con-
tractor in Topeka, died Sunday after
noon at 1910 of pneumonia. The
end came after an illness of ten days
Mr. Heery was rs years old at the
time of his death
Mr.. Heery was born in Ireland in
1840- He came to America when he
was ID years old He learned the
worked in WIIkesbarre, Pa, until
Iorty-s1x years ago when he came to
Topeka. While working at his trade
IN Wllkesbarre he studied law at
night and before coming to Kansas
was admitted to the Pennsylvania
state bar.
He worked at the carpenters trade
IN Topeka, however, for several years
and finally went into the contracting
business. He retired about five years
ago.
Honest Mike Heery was a prominent
man in public affairs in Topeka. He
was elected councilman in 1880 and
served for ten years in that position
without being defeated. He missed
one term but was reelected the fol-
lowing term. He was president of the
council when Mayor Joe Wilson re-
signed, and served the unexpired term.
His term of office was SO days.
He was the Democratic candidate
for mayor in the following election
but was defeated by Bradford Miller.
In 1903 he was again a candidate, but
was defeated by w. S. Bergundthal
Under Governor Morrill, Mr.. Heery
was chairman of the board Of public
works. He was a member of the
Knights of Columbus, the Elks and the
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Mr. Heery was one of the most
prominent contractors in Topeka fer
many years. He was in partnership
with Barney L. QUAINT in the business.
His first job in Topeka was the wood
en- steps on the first wing of the state
house. During his business career as
a contractor Mr.. Heery built many
large buildings. The city Jail, built
forty years ago, the old State Journal
building, constructed in 1896; the K.
L. of S. building, formerly the city
hall; the Davis home at Ninth and
Western avenue; and the Whiteker
Bros. fruit house are all memorials to
his work and enterprise in Topeka
For fortyfour of the forty-siX years
that the Heery family has lived in
the city, they have occupied the house
at 326 Monroe where Mr.. Heery died
Mr.. Heery left a wife, five sons
are: Thomas, Phil, Luke, James.
Frank, Mrs. Ed Clarke. OF Arkansas
City; Mrs. Dan Sapenfield, of Ber-
wynn, Oklahoma; Miss Agnes Heery,
and Miss Katherine Heery. The fun
eral will be held from the Church of
the Assumption Wednesday morning
at O'Clock. Interment in Mount
cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
Hawkes. TO SEDAN.
Assistant Attorney General to Straigh.
ten Out Bank Trouble.

State departments are to take a
hand in Strengthening out the affairs
of the Chautauqua State bank. S. M.
Hawkes., assistant attorney general. is
in Sedan, where he will aid in the trial
of one of the civil suits resulting from
the recent defalcation of Frank
Turner, cashier of the bank.
Hawkes. will endeavor to straighten
out some of the bank troubles while in
.Chautauqua county. He will represent
the state banking department in the
trial of a suit over SIS, 900 in collateral
pledged to Sedan bank by an officer
in the ChautauQua bank at a time, it
is alleged. when it was known that the
latter institution was insolvent. This
rs the first of a series of suits concern
ing the troubles of the bank which
closed it's doors several months ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
L0RIMER ON TRIAL.
Charged With Conspiracy to Defmct
La Sale State Bank.

Chicago, April 5.-Former United
States Senator William Lorimer, Chi
Cages blonde boss of other years, is
scheduled to go on trial before Judge
kersten today on charges of conspir-
ing to loot the defunct La Sale State
Bank & Trust company.
LoriIner was president Of the bank
when it was closed June 16, 1914, by
State Auditor James Brady.
Organized in May, 1910, the La Sale
Street National bank became one of
the most popular financial institutions
in the city. Its capital was S1,o00,0e0
with a surplus of $3.50, 600. Charles B.
Munday and other men known in
financial circles, were on its director
ate.
Under Lorinler'S direction, the bank
was denationalized in October, 1912.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05

tcnntinued from Page oue.J
worlds heavyweight championship
fight between Jack johnson of Texas
and Jess Willard of Kansas. The set
ting of the battle was picturesque. A
ring had been erected directly on the
race track in front of the big steel
grandStand which furnished the prin-
cipal seating facilities.
In front of the grandstand, the long
slope leading to the track was covered
with seats like those of a circus.
About TIE ring boxes were set down
on the flat track and more circus seats
were in the field.
Ringside box seats sold for S25.
slope seats cost $40, while SIS was
paid for grandstand seats. From $15
the prices of other seats fell to So for
general admission, but in addition to
the fighI prices all spectators were re-
quired to pay 81 for the privilege of
witnessing the racing at the conclu-
sion OF the fight.
The ring for the historic battle was
] s feet inside the ropes. The platform
measured % feet. 1t was of sturdy
construction, being strongly braced
beneath to withstand the weight of the
pugilists, Willard being probably the
largest man who ever entered the
prize ring for Il championship fight.
Two hours prior to the time at
which the fight was set the wiring
was being actively completed. The
heavy hemp ropes were wrapped twice
taken in preparing the floor beneath
the red canvas covering and a score of
regular red blankets were placed
there as padding
Movies Take Them.
From two platforms moving picture
Five machines comprised the battery
three to be used regularly and two to
be held in reserve.
There was great excitement about
IL O'Clock when it was discovered that
no one had thought about the bell TO
be rung at the starting and stopping
of the rounds. Two messengers were
dispatched on the journey to Havana
to purchase the gong.
Cuban troops began to reach the
track at half past 10- O clock, sew
eral companies OF infantry and two
troops of khaki-cIad cavalry being
then on the scene.
The race course where the fight was
held is surrounded with green hills
some of which are topped by towering
palms. The fight management seeing
the possibility of moving picture ma
chimes equipped with telescope lenses
operating from the hills, had guards
stationed at all the vantage points
overlooking the fight arena
At II O'Clock the sun and clouds
were still fighting for supremacy. In
the sky, several very dark cloud banks
were hanging over the sea and off =
ing a menace of rain.
AT half past IL o'clock a total of
several thousand people had arrived
and found seats. but the more expen-
sive location contained but few spec
tatorS.
The first notables to reach the ring
Side seats were the mayor of Havana
and the speaker of the Cuban house
of representatives. Mat Hinkel of
Cleveland, the alternate referee of the
big bout, came in a few minutes later,
and began helping with the final ar
engagements.
BY this time soldiers had taken up
their positions around the ring en-
closure, and at this hour seemed to
constitute half of the crowd.
The ring was finished shortly before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, April 5.-wHEAT,,Active p ur-
chasing of May options by houses with
seaboard connections had bullish effect
today the wheat market here. In this
connection, some significance was attached
to reports that many vessel charters were
being made in Europe for shipments from
this side. The bears had to contend also
with assertions that the Kansas crop was
two weeks later in development than was
the case at the corresponding time year
ago. After opening unchanged to 1%c
higher, the market scored material ad-
vance all around.
Falling off in primary receipts counted
further as an aid to the bulls. and SO, too,
did big decrease in the United States
visible speciality total. The close was firm
at A@Ac to 2Ac net advance.
CORN-Corn hardened with wheat.
Trade, however, lacked volume. The open
ing, which ranged from a shade off to SO
Ne up, was followed by moderate gem
era1 gain.
There was considerable selling the
bulge. The close was firm at A@3sc net
gain.
OATS-Dry weather complaints brought
about little firmness in oats. The only
selling was from pit spectators
PROVISIONS eased off influenced by
weakness of hog market Most of the
selling pressure was on pork and lard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
THE LYNDON GIRLS WIN.
Beat Burlingame is to IL; Quenemo
Boys Also Win.

Lyndon, Kan, April Sin the final
basket ball tournament held at Lyn-
don Friday night the Lyndon girls
and Queuemo boys defeated the Bur
hngame girls and Scranton boys for
the Usage county championship. The
score in the girls game was, Lyndon
3, BuFlingame II. The boys score
was Quenerno 20, Scranton "a.
Scranton and .Burlingame won the
championship last year and after de-
featiHg all the other teams endeav-
ored to defend their titles against
Quenemo and Lyndon but were I'm
successful.
Beautiful silver loving cups go to
each of the winners to become their
permanent property if won two years
in succession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
LYONS TRIAL is ON.
Assistant Attorney General Montgon1-
cry Handles Case at Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 5.-Investi-
cation into alleged misconduct in the
office of T. J. Lyons, member of the
board of county commissioners of
Wyandotte county, was begun in Kan
sas City, Kan, today by w. P. Mont
gomery, assistant state attorney gen.
eral. Complaint had been made to the
attorney general by the county auditor
that lumber owned by the county and
other county property had been used
for private purposes. More than a
dozen witnesses were summoned to
testify at the INQUIRY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
Noted Educators Meet.

San Francisco, April Some of
the most prominent educators of the
west will address the California
Teachers association, Bay Section,
which began a hve-day session here
today. DR.. Judson, president of the
University of Chicago, President Ide
Wheeler of California university and
David Starr Jordan of Leland STAN
ford university. are also scheduled to
speak in addition to a number of au-
thorS and humOriStS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
New York Produce Market.

New York, April 5.-BUTTER-M Market
firm (92 score) Sic.
EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
tras, 22c..
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole
milk. fresh specials, 15@15kc.
POULTRY-Alire, nominal; quota :
tions. Dressed, dull and weak; western
frozen roasting chickens. 17@21c; fresh
fowls, 14@1Sc; turkeys, 13620c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05

Constant clashes with the federal bank
inspectors has been assigned as the
cause for the Standardization. 1t
became a state bank with a capital
stock of $1,250,0O0. Immediately there
was organized as subsidiaries to the
central institution five banks carry
ing small accounts.