The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-12
BE LIKE SWISS"

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though heroically defended. was
ground to powder.
Switzerland, a more democratic ma
ton than ourselves, has kept from be-
ing treated like Belgium because every
Swiss citizen is taught from early
childhood not only how to defend him
self but how to defend his country,
Because little Switzerland is able to
put half million men on her frontier
on forty-eight hours notice is the rea-
son Switzerland is still at peace and
free.
Regrets BattIeship Necessity.
II regret that ours is a world in
which battleships are a stern necessity.
But 1 thank God that we have a pres
ident who does not place too much re-
lance upon his ability to reason with
a mad dog who does not depend upon
logic alone to protect us from war mad
peoples, and who, in spite of the fact
that he today is the foremost cham
pion of peace on our planet, yet has
enough clarity of judgment to take
whatever steps are necessary to rem
der our shores as impregnable as a
peoples love and self-sacrifice, trans
lated into batteries and battleships,
can make them"
Despite the zero weather and a
break in the train schedules, farmers
business men and others interested in
the agriculture of Kansas were gather
ing this morning and afternoon in the
office of J. c. Mohler. secretary of the
board. to attend the annual meeting
Everything points to the forty-fifth
meeting as one of the most successful
in the boards history, Mr.. Mohler an
nounced at noon.
Be Member 80 Years.
Roll call, appointment of commit
tees, reading of minutes of preceding
meetings and a report of the commit
tee on credentials will occupy the time
Of the afternoon meeting which opens
at 4:3O o'clock this afternoon. The
most familiar face in the secretary's
office this morning was that of A. w.
Smith, vice president of the board,
and for thirty years member. Mr..
Smith was a Mcpherson pioneer but
has chosen Topeka as his home since
the pension office was removed from
there. Mrs. Cora Wellhouse Billiard of
TonganoXe, an honorary member of
the society and the only woman on it's
roll, also was present and talked ag-
| riculture with as much vim as any
man. Mrs. G. II. Mathis of Alabama
feature speaker of the evening session
tomorrow, arrived late this afternoon.
Capper and House.
Governor Capper will deliver an adj
dress of welcome at the opening ses-
sion at 1880 o'clock this evening, fol-
I
Mayor J. E. House on behalf of To-
peka, and a response by George B.
/ Ross. president of the board. Then
4 comes the feature address of the even
| ing by Mr.. Vrooman. His subject will
be, The Business End of Farming"
Scientific agriculture will be empha-
sized by Mr. Vrooman In his address
Beef Session. Thursday.
Beef will occupy all the time OF
Thursday mornings session, which
opens at $50 o'clock, excepting one
address by DR.. c. w. McCampbell, sec
rotary State Live Stock Registry
board, Manhattan, on THE Horse
Still a Staple Product" Despite the
advent of the automobile and tractor
engine there have been more and bet
ter horses raised in the United States
in the last few years than ever before
up until the war started.
Robert H Hazlett of Eldorado will
talk on Building Up Our Breeding
Herds" Mr.. Hazlett will deal with
the problem arising from the rapid de-
cline of the big ranges and the neces-
sity for raising market beef on the
smaller farms. John A. Edwards Eu-
reka, will discuss Live Stock Mar
keting Problems and 1t is probable
will devote considerable time in point
ing out the various problems con-
fronting the farmers as a result of the
almost prohibitive price put on beef
since the aIeSed cOmDlne or the pack
ers. Baby Beer will be the subject
OF an address by E. L. Barrier of Eu-
reka.
Talk on Rural Credits
In the afternoon rural credits CO.
operation and good roads will be dis
cussed by Mr.. Goebel. Theo c. Mueller.
Topeka banker. j. w. Shorthill Of Ne
braska, and D. Ward King, Maitland.
) Mo. one of the fathers of good roads.
Music will be furnished at the even
) ing session by the Washburn Glee club
while Mrs. Mathis will be the principal
speaker. Her subject will be "A Mes
/ sage From the South Following
Mrs. Mathis, A. A. Potter. dean df-
7 vision of engineering and professor of
steam and gas engineering, Agricul-
tural college, Manhattan, will talk OF
the Modern Traction Engine" and il
lustrate his remarks with moving pic
t lures.