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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-26
|. dM. EXTENSION
DEPARTMENT NOTES
Specialists Tell Of Importance o.
Pruning and Spraying
Fruit Trees.

The horticultural specialists en-
gagged In the orchard cleanup
campaign being conducted By the
Extension Department Of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College and
cooperating agencies. report that
they are finding entire counties In
which none Of the orchards have ever
been pruned or sprayed.
While these experts are giving dem
onstrations OF pruning and spraying
and teaching proper methods Of cult.
walton In certain counties. II 10 inpor-
tant that owners Of orchards In. all
regions Of the State should realize
the Importance Of giving attention to
their trees at this time II they expect
to harvest q crop Of good quality
fruit next year.
Nesiecting to spray and prune fruit
trees Is like planting seed and neglect
ing to cultivate the crop. Fruit trees
require cultivation and care no less
than corn and cotton. Failure to give
proper attention to orchards is respon'
sible In degree for the sale II such
large quantities Of imported dtied and
canned fruit In Texas. and one certain
WAY 10 reduce the food bills Of Texas
farmers Is to prune spray and proper
liz cultivate the farm orchard. The
orchard may also be made source OF
cash income. even In the absence OF
satisfactory market for fresh fruit
Exhibits at the Dallas Pair and other
fairs IN Texas Of drikd and canned
fruit by the girls enrolled In the Home
Economics division Of the Extension
Department Of the College proves that
these products command price as
/ high or higher than the imported prod
uct because 90 superior quality.
The Extension Department viii keer
teams OF horticultural specialists In
the field constantly. bat the state Is
so large that they cannot reach all
fruit growing communities In one sea
son. All persons who are havins
trouble with their orchards are urged
TO write to this department for susses
tons and advice. n inouirers will b
careful to describe conditions fully and
accurately. stating What insects ana
other peets are present. the age and
general condition OF their trees. etc
members Of the Extension staff vii
gladly advise them what TO do TO maxi
their orchards productive. Copies o
Bulletin No. 10. entitled Suggestion
for the Better Care Of Texas Peach Or
chards." may be had by writing to th'
Director Of Extension College Station
Texas-tlarence Ousley. Director o
Extension. A. and VI. College Of Texas
College, Station. Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-26
A MEXICAN cnR,srmAs CUSTOM

"The people OF Mexico have a grand
celebration every year. beginning De-
cember ls." says q writer In the De-
cember woman's Home Companion,
"and continuing until after New
Years. Every night they have jolly
family parties and feasts: a few gifts
are given out each evening. Put they
have no stocking hanging. no myth
cal Santa Claus and no Christmas
tree. Their substitute for the latter
Is the pinata which would be popu'
lar novelty II introduced to American
homes.
These pinatas are queer figures
about four feet tall. which dangle by
the neck or head from rod six feet
long They are made OF paper over
fragile oblong jar. which forms
their body and holds the Christmas
gifts. Some look like huge paper
dolls in holiday array: there are queer
animals. crazy clowns. gorgeous
dancing girls. etc. all decidedly TAI
In body and decidedly fat In the es
tremities.
Early In December street corners
and squares are crowded with vendors
who offer these grotesque tinseled
creations at whatever price they car
get from passersby. People OF al
classes haggle over the amount. ant
then carry them iauntily-and yer!
carefully-home on their shoulders.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-26
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ideal mother; she must be vital sia1
and strong. She must cloths her
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Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-26

says. TO blow your boys bruins out.
Don't sacrifice his brains. his imasi-
nation. all his chances Of future liter
AIRY taste. sense Of style. appreciation
|of good writing. for the sake Of saw.
ing fifty cents"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
WATERS ARE OUT
Indian Greek Has Overlooked
It's Banks.
Street Car Service on East
Sixth Is Cut OF.

AS a result of the rains the spillway
connecting Biddle creek with the
Shunganunga and extending along
Locust street from Tenth to Fourth
streets was flooded. Street car service
on East Sixth street was cut off and
on Fourth street the water was so
deep that few automobiles could make
way through it. The curbing of the
spillway is sixteen inches high. The
water was as high as the top of the
curb
Only one complaint of water back
ing up in storm sewers was received
by the street department. storm
sewer on Kansas avenue in front of
Garfield park was not sufficient to
carry the water away as fast as it
came.
Indian creek, small stream north
of this city, overflowed its banks to-
day result of the heavy rains and
some of the low ground bordering on
the creek is under water. Soldier
creek is also rising. This afternoon it
was reported that the creek had risen
six inches in a half hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19

Lee Harrison, now principal of the
Crawford county high school at Pitts
burg. Prof. Bowen, VINO has been alb
sent from his post at the head of the
training school and department of
education at the Pittsburg normal un-
der leave of absence, will retain his
advisory relations with the board
Prof. Harrison is we'll known among
members of his profession all over
Kansas.
'AS long as we can not hold Prof
Bowen in the Secretaryship, we con-
slider ourselves fortunate to find so
able man to discharge the duties of
that position" said Ed Hackney
chairman of the board of administra-
iton today. prof. Harrison will be a
fine man for the place. He is we'll
known through his connection with
the State Teachers association and his
candidacy for the nomination for the
office of superintendent of public in
struction three years ago. He is pop
ular among the school men of the
state
Prof. Bowens old place at the
head of the department of education
at the Pittsburg normal has been held
open for him ever since his leave of
absence was granted. He has assisted
in the organization of the new board
and the delicate work of getting the
schools into smooth running order un-
der it. In this connection his services
have been invaluable and the board
will continue to benefit by his associa-
tion with it as long as he continues at
PittSburg"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
IS STOCK BROKER
Untermyer Calls Riggs Bank
Spectators Office.
Declares McAdOO'S Action JUS
titled by Conditions.

Washington, May 19.-Samuel Un-
termyer of counsel for the treasury
officials today presented the closing
arguments in support of the motion
to dismiss the temporary injunction
obtained by the Riggs National bank
against Secretary McAdoo, Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency Williams and
Treasurer Burke, in the supreme court
of the District of Columbia. The in
junction petition charges the first two
officials with having conspired to
wreck the bank.
Mr.. Untermyer declared that in no
instance had the comptroller made
any demand on the Riggs bank which
was not both justified by conditions
surrounding the bank and the finan-
cial situation generally
'It is moderate to say he asserted,
that these men are simply conduct
ing a stock brokerage business inside
of a bank. 1t is a specious argument
to contend that it was conducted for
the convenience of customers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
LIFTS BAN
Quarantine on Kansas Removed
Except in Four Counties.
Similar Action Expected From
Three Other States.

The state of Texas has removed the
quarantine restrictions in that state
against livestock shipped from any but
the four Kansas counties where the
appearance of the foot and mouth
disease was reported two months ago.
Texas still quarantines against Cow
ley, Butler, Sedgwick and Sumner
counties. The restrictions against
these counties have been removed on
stock for immediate slaughter. The
action of the Texas livestock depart
ment is a direct result of the meeting
in Kansas City last Saturday.
J. H. Mercer, livestock sanitary
commissioner for Kansas. was advised
of the action of the Texas board to-
day. He said similar action was ex-
pected from Arizona, Oklahoma and
Colorado.
1t is IS days since the last animal
in Kansas affected by foot and mouth
disease was destroyed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
MORE Than | wife KANSAS SOAKED
Belief That Bigamy Will Fol-
low War in Europe.
Something Must Be Done With
Many Women.

London. May 19.-When the war
is over and things have once more
toned down to normal the question
as to how the superfluous women are
to be disposed of seems to be in the
minds of many leading writers of
England.
Should a man have more than one
wife," is a question asked these days.
The replies, needless to say, have
ranged from the truly pathetic to the
woefully tragic
'Impossiblei" declare some with
uplifted hands. tSuch state of
things could only lead to wholesale
disaster
"Why not? After all, the law of
'one man, one legal wife is merely Il
product of our modern civil code,
[Continued on Page Four.l
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Educator Urges Preparedness
Against, Not For, War.
CAN'T TRADE HONOR FOR PEACE
Speaker Says None Is So Blind
as Not to See Danger.
Raps Peace Propaganda as Now
Spread in Schools.

Mohonk Lake. n. Y, May 19.-John
Grier Hibben, president of Princeton
university, stirred the Lake Mohonk
conference on international arbitra-
ton today by taking issue with pacif-
icists who favor disarmament and by
advocating "a wise preparedness of
our military forces in the United
States"
'I do not advocate preparedness
for war" he said, but a preparedness
against war-a preparedness which in
the event of the catastrophe of war
itself will prevent the enormous ini-
tial sacrifice of human lives which has
characterized every war in which the
United States has been engaged
throughout our history
mo one can be so blind regarding
the significance of present conditions
Jt'onIinued on PAGE Twol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
TO HALT DIVERS
Germany Would Give Time for
Passengers to Quit Ships.
But Merchantmen They Board
Must Not Be Armed.

Washington, May 19-Official in
formation was received today that
Germany's reply to the American note
probably would not reach Washington
for at least ten days. 1t is now
known with some definiteness Ger
many will indicate her willingness to
have her submarines act toward all
merchantmen just as destroyers or
cruisers would, giving ample time for
passengers and crew to leave, pro-
vided merchantmen are unarmed or
if passengers and contraband traffic
are separated.
Finds Favor i'm Washington.
That position is looked upon with
some favor here, provided it is sug-
gested as temporary arrangement
and does not involve the relinquish-
ment by the United States of the
rights of it's citizens to travel any
where on the high seas, or on enemy
or belligerent unarmed ships
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
BACK 200 MILES
Russian Front i'm Galicia Ad-
mittedIy Near Collapse.
British Correspondents Refuse
to Say Blow is Decisive.

Information from various sources
indicates the defeat of the Russians in
Galicia has reached serious proper
tions.
British correspondents at Petrograd,
who heretofore have been willing to
concede little to the Austrians and
Germans, admit the Russians have
been forced to retreat along a two
hundred mile line, and in one case
it is said the situation seems some
thing like a collapse of the Russian
forces.
The statement is made, however,
that the Germans and Austrians have
not thus far won a victory of decisive
strategic significance and that their
losses have been enormous.
Austria is reported to have offered
further territorial grants in the hope
IContinued on Page Fourl
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a WAR OF TRICKS.

London, May 19.-''This is a. war
Of tricks, machines and devices
writes an officer of the British
general staff in 4 letter sent to his
home town for publication. .-You
would be surprised at the prehis-
toric appearance of some of the
machines. We haven't actually
fired with bow and arrows Vet
but we have come very near if
The coolness of the average Brit
ish soldier is often remarked by
visiting officers of other armies
/ shall always remember i man
saw yesterday. He had Just cook
ed a tin of prepared food over a
brazier in the bottom of a trench
when a large shell burst 5ust in
front of him. scattering mud, water
ana stones in every direction. a
dump of mud landed with a splash
in the midst of the carefully pre-
pared dinner, whereupon the sol
dier, without turning his mead or
taking any notice of the shell. the
shock of which had been pretty
severe, remarked, L don't mind
fighting for Belgium, but I'm hang.
ed if l want to eat it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
FOR TAB ON FOREIGNERS
Germans Promulgate New Regulations
for Control of Aliens.

Berlin, May 19.-New regulations
for the control of foreigners in Berlin
and the province of Brandenburg
were today issued by the military COM
mander.
These regulations become effective
June L. They set forth that all for
eigners except Austrians and Hun
garians and Turks, must appear per-
sonal1y before the police and submit
their passports within "a hours of
their arrival in the city or the prov
ince.
Foreigners desiring to leave this
territory must make personal appear
ancc before the authorities. Foreign
ers already in the district named on
the first of June must appear before
the nolice prior to June 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
TURNS FROM u. S.
Kaiser Not to EntruSt Interests
in Italy to America.
Austria, However, Looks to
Washington for Help.

Rome, May 1S-(via Paris, May 49,
1t is said here today that Austria al
ready has decided to entrust to the
United States the protection of her
subjects in Italy in the event of war,
which is considered inevitable.
Owing to the feeling caused in the
United States by the sinking of the
Lusitania, Germany is reported to
have decided to ask Switzerland to
undertake the same task for German
subjects and property in this country.
1t is understood the Swiss ambassa-
dor here already has been informed
that the mission would be entrusted
to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
John M. Bowers Flags Plaintiff
in His Summing Up.
SUIT NOT FOR PECUNIARY GAIN
COlOnePs Lawyer Says Action
Aims to Lower Roosevelt.
Fact of Political Campaign Not
to Count in Findings.

Syracuse, N. Y, May 19-John NJ.
Bowers, chief counsel for Theodore
Roosevelt, today summed up in the
supreme court here the case of the
defense in William Barnes suit for
libel.
He assai1ed the truth of many of
the statements made on the witness
stand by the plaintiff and presented
arguments designed to show his client
was justified in saying the things he
did about the former chairman of the
publican state committee The
lawyer contended the suit was not
brought with the purpose of obtain
ing pecuniary damages, but in reality
was a game to lower the defendant
before the people of the United States.
Counsel for Mr.. Barnes were to
(Continued on Page Al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
WORK FOR 1000 men
Western Steel Car and Foundry Com
pany to Make 2,5OO Cars.

Chicago, Ill, May 19.-The West
ern Steel Car and Foundry company
ders for $500 cars. This will result
in their plant in Hedewich being run
full time by June l. Four thousand
men will be Immediately put to work.
The company is also planning to
make an effort to get contracts to
build some of the $4,000 cars for which
bids have been asked in this country
by the Russian government. The Rus
sian governments order is a rush or
der and will be divided among about
ten American makers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
CoNrRABAND ON CYMRIC.

Listed in the cargo of the White
Star steamship Cymrlc, which is
now on its way to Liverpool, are:
43O1 cases of cartridges
3 cases of pistols.
1850 shells.
1852 empty projectiles.
10 cases of firearms.
SO cases of percussion fuse
17,74O bars of copper.
156 coils of copper.
95 reels of copper wire.
6505 cases of sheet brass.
SOS cases of brass rods.
2,042 plates of speIter.
1852 cathodes.
40 automobile trucks,
and
Numerous cases marked Hard
ware
No AMERICANS ON BOARD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
LONDON STUDIES RUSSIAN.

London, May 19.-Russian is the
popular language fad of the hour.
and conversation classes arc thriv-
ing in high society as well as
among young men looking for
commercial openings in Russia
after the war. The Kings college
of the University of London plans
to establish a school of Slavonic
languages, to include Polish. Ser
bian and other Balkan tengues as
we'll as Russian. An offer of an
appropriate library for this pur-
pose mas been made by Seton Wat
son. There are now in Kings sew
enty Russian students, driven out
of the German and Belgian uni
versities, who are taking courses
mostly in engineering and medi-
cine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19

London, May 19.-Premicr AsQuith
IN the house of commons
today that steps were in contempla-
ton which involved a reconstruction
of the government upon a broader
personal and political basis.
Nothing has been definitely ar
ranged as yet" the premier said, but
in order to avoid any possible n1isap-
prehension, I wish to make clear,
here and now, three things.
81. Any changes will not ef-
feet the position of the prime
minister of the foreign secretary.
"2. There will be no change of
any kind in the policy of the
country as regards the continued
prosecution of the war with all
possible energy and by means of
every available resource.
"3. Any reconstruction of the
cabinet that may be made will be
for the purposes of war alone and
is not to be taken in any quarter
or for any reason as Indicating
anything i'm the nature of IL sur
render or compromise on the
part of any person, or body of
persons of their several political
ideals.
This is as far as can go. Moth
ing definite yet has taken place but IL
any arrangement is made the house
will have the fullest opportunity of
expressing its views"
London, May 19.-'"The government
has definitely sought the co-opera-
ton of the opposition, and opposition
leaders have, in principle, consented
to Join them"
This is stated in the parliamentary
Dc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
Greatest Rainfall i'm "a Hours
Since October, 1912.
Total Precipitation at Topeka
Measures 1886 Inches.

All Kansas is watersoaked, with
the exception of the extreme north
east.
The rain that started Monday night
was the heaviest general downpour
experienced in the state since last
September and the heaviest at indi-
vidual points in several years.
The total rainfall at Topeka from
the time the storm began up to this
morning when the sun broke through
the clouds was 1856 inches. Between
o'clock Tuesday morning and 8
this morning it was 3.2S inches. max.
ing the heaviest twenty-four hour pre-
cipitation since October, 1912.
The government reports rainfall
ranging all the way from .02 of an
inch at Fort Scott to Ala inches at
Wichita. The Santa Fe reports an
average of nearly three inches of rain
The Rock Islard reports between one
and three inches over it's lines-two
inches at Hutchinson.
There was some snow in the ex-
treme northwest. The temperature
at Dresden was 32 degrees.
The forecast calls for local rains
tonight and Thurdsay, with slight
drop in temperature in the southeast
ern part of the state.
A one foot rise in the Kaw. river
was reported today, bringing the stage
up to an even six feet.
A sharp rise may be expected in the
next twenty-four hours. but as the
stage was below normal today there is
absolutely no danger of flood stage
being reached provided there is little
more rain.
Rain began falling again at Topeka
at las o'clock this afternoon and by
o'clock .06 of an inch had been re-
corded.
The temperature of 49 degrees at 2
o'clock was 27 degrees below normal
for this date.
The wind was IL miles an hour
from the northeast this afternoon.
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NO GAME TODAY.
Rain Keeps Savages and Soos Apart
This Afternoon.

Sioux City, Ia, May 19.-In spite of
the fact that both teams were anxious
for a chance at each other to make it
two out of three this afternoon, the
weather man said nothing doing"
and kept his sprinkling faucets work
ing most of the morning.
BY noon it was evident that there
would be no chance to play and the
management agreed to a postpone
ment before 1 o'clock.
Tomorrow afternoon the last game
of the series will be played. The
Savages will go from here to Omaha,
and Wichita will come here for a
foursome.
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Overflow at Wichita.


Wichita, Kan, May 19.-The stock
yards district and sections of this city
which border on an artificial drainage
canal running through the city from
north to south are under water as
result of last nights heavy rain. No
serious damage has, resulted except to
several thousand acres of alfalfa hay
on land near the stock yards. The
Big and Little Arkansas rivers are
rising rapidly and are on the point
of overflowing lowlands along their
reau here has issued flood warnings.
ingS.
Good Rain at Jennings.
Jennings, Kan, May 19.-Heavy
rains here have put the ground in fine
shape. The prospect for wheat crop
is better than that of last year. Many
land buyers are coming in and the
outlook is for a big year in the farm
ing community.
Blizzard at Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., May 19.-The western
part of Nebraska was covered with a
blanket of snow several inches deep
late Tuesday. 1t began falling early
Tuesday morning and late Tuesday
afternoon with a high northeast wind
blowing assumed the proportions of a
for May was recorded in Omaha and
vicinity today.
Rain at Emmett.
Emmett, Kan, May 19.-During the
twenty-feur hours previous to
o'clock this morning, 2.12 inches of
rain fell here which has checked the
ravages of the chinch bugs. 1t Is
thought now that a large wheat yield
is assured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
BULGARIANS TO C0LORS
Siege Guns at AdrianopIc Rushed to
Aegean Coast.

London, May 19.-Al1 reserve Off
GERS in the Bulgarian army have been
called to the colorS for a months s
training, says a Times dispatch from
Sofia The Turks are hurrying troops.
provisions and munitions from Lule-
burgas and Keshan to the Gallipoli
peninsula. All siege guns and mod
ern artillery have been removed from
Adrianople and sent to the Aegean
coast Keshan and Niagara are being
hastily fortified