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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23
BURN BARNS BY HUNDREDS.
I. w. w. Agents Responsible for Fires.
Thinks Deputy Fire Marshal.

Wichita, Kan, Sept. 23.-Neerly one
hundred of the largest barns on Kan
sas farms are being burned every
month by the 1. W. w. representatives.
w. G. Studebaker, deputy state fire
marshal who is in the city is authority
for that stat ement.
Thru August ninety big barns were
burned and in July eighty-seven were
DESTROYED" said Mr.. Studebaker-
with few exceptions these barns WeJ e
set afire in the night or early morn
ing. We have been working - the
case for several weeks but have not
been able to catch any of the guilty
men, We are almost certain that some
of the fires were set by representatives
of the 1. W. W. The largest barns are
always selected for firing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23
FASHION SHOW AT EMPORIA.
Large Crowds View Offerings of Mer-
chants-Third Annual Affair.

Emporia, Kan, Sept. 23-More than
1000 people were on Commercial
street in the business section of En-
poria when the whistle at the electric
light plant announced the opening OF
Emporia's third annual fashion SHOW
Delightful weather helped to swell
the crowd, and for more than an hour
after the window shades were raised
the sidewalks were jammed with peo-
pie, admiring the Emporia merchants
showings of fall merchandise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23
START NEW TEMPLE
Omaha Masons Will Lay Cornerstone
to 100000 Edifice October A.

Omaha, Sept. 23.-Arrangements
have been finally completed for lay
ing the cornerstone of the new $780,
900 Masonic Temple in Omaha.
The ceremony will be held on the
afternoon of Wednesday, October 4,
1916, at 2 o'clock. 1t will be preceded
by a procession of Masons and
Masonic bodies.
All Masons are invited to participate
in the exercises. which will partake of
the nature of one of the most i'm
portant public functions in the his
tory of Masonry in Nebraska.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23
TAKES FLORENCE PAPER.
Editor of Alta Vista journal Will
Move Away October I.

Alta Vista, Kan, Sept. 43.-W. {.
Coates, former postmaster and editor
of the Alta Vista Journal, Vas bought
the Florence Bulletin of Raymond
c ar, who has edited the paper for
the past five years. Mr.. Coates Will
move his family to Florence and take
possession of the Bulletin october l.
The Bulletin is one of the strongest
Republican papers in the Fourth con-
gressional district and Florence is for
tulate in securing a staunch Repuo-
liCan booster in Mr.. Coates while Alta
Vista will suffer by his change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23
FREE FAIR IN LEAvENWoRTH.
Business Men Planning to Emulate
Success of Topeka Association.

Leavenworth, Kan, Sept. 23.-In-
spired by the success of the free fair
at Topeka, Leavenworth business men
are planning to revive the Leaven-
worth county fair and charge no adj
mission at the gates. Disposal of the
old fair grounds has been a problem
for some time and it is planned to
form an organization to take over the
land.
The boosters plan to raise $4,000 in
the county and to take advantage of
the offer of a state appropriation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23
FARMER BROWNS IN KAW.
jefferson County Man Was Crossing
With BOatlOad of MatermelOns.

Lawrence. Kan, Sept. 23.-Louis
Marsouin, a Jefferson county farmer
living two and a half miles east of
Lecompton, was drowned in the Kaw
river when his boat overturned within
sixty feet of the bank in water SO
shallow that a tall man could wade
in it. Marsoun's 1S-year-old brother,
who was in the boat. swan to safety.
The drowning occurred shortly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23

after 3 o'clock. The body was recov-
cred at 5:25 o'clock only a few feet
from where the boat overturned. The
lungmotor of the Lawrence fire de-
partment which had been sent for was
used in a vain effort to resuscitare
the drowned man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23
BORDEN BACK HOME
Shipwrecl1ed Millionaire Explorer
Won't Try Again for a Year.

Chicago. Sept. 23.-John Borden.
millionaire sportsman and explorer,
whose ship, the Great Bear. was
wrecked in Boring sea recently, is at
his home today at Lake Geneva, Wis.
having returned from his voyage to
the north. Mr.. Borden said he would
return to the north to continue his
exploration, but probably it would not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23
rs YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
September 90. 1891.


s. NJ. Lanham. treasurer of the executive
committee of the Reunion association. de-
cided this afternoon to have Professor Mel
bourne the rainmaker, in Topeka, the last
day of the reunion.
E. B. Merriam went to Clay Center yes
terday.
Guthrie, Okla: 1t is reported by George
Whistler. the treasurer of the Sac Nation.
that he and another Indian were passed
the road sixteen miles east of Guthrie
by the Dalton boys. The leader of the
gang seen in town Tuesday.
Charles Phister, of the bank of Indian
Territory, was notified by the express
company to get the package of money
waiting for him at the express office.
Mayor Spengel has increased or rather sup
piled the places of policemen who have
deserted the town for claims.
Joe Shellabarger leaves today for Prince
ton college, where he will spend the winter.
Hon. Martin Mohler and F. o. Popenoe
go to Manhattan tonight.
The following banks will open Cor bust
ness at 10 commencing October L: Bank
of Topeka, First National, Central Ma
tional, Kansas National, Merchants Ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23

Auditor of State Hovey is in receipt OF
letters every day from parties interested
in the Price raid claims asking about
payment fo- the scrip they hold. Mr.
Hovey says there is no cash on hand tc
pay the scrip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23
Guilford, Mo-, August IA, 1916.

No. Id,
Nebraska.
Gentlemen: the
entirely
md like.
of Company settling
gard the best protection
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23

Siam government savings bank has
1880 depositors with s13S,977 to their
credit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23
.sonal. Topeka Savings and the euilford

Dudley bank.
Supt. John N. Bloss, of the city schools,
has just returned from a reunion OF MS
The regiment was a fighting one, for out
of 1,0S0 men who entered it, $50 either
were killed died of disease while in
service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23

The coming event in theatrical circles is
the Shakespearan engagement of K. D. Nc
Lean and Marie Prescott.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23

Joe She1labarger leaves today for Prince
ton college, where he will spend the winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23

Carmencita is dancing at the Coates opera
house in Kansas City all this week. A
number of Topeka people will go and see
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-23

Hon. Martin Mohler and F. o. Popenoe
go to Manhattan tonight.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
BLACKLEG IS MOST
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Trouble Is Caused by Seed-Forr:-:>
ing Organism Gaming En-
trance Through Wounds.

(By A. HAIINER, Idaho Experiment Sta
tion.)
Blackleg is a specific infectious dis
ease of young cattle, caused by spore
or seed-forming organism that gains
entrance to the tissues through small
wounds in the skin. Cattle between the
ages of six months and two and one
half years are most susceptible.
The main noticeable symptom is the
occurrence of a large gaseous swelling
beneath the skin of the hind quarters,
the shoulder or the lower portion OF
the neck. The swelling crackles when
the hand is passed over it, and If cut
into the muscle is dark and yellow
ish bloody fluid escapes. Associated
with this symptom are others common
to bacterial infections, viz: Elevation
of body temperature, loss of appetite
and rumination, dullness, and difficult
breathing.
The best method Of handling rs to
burn or bury deeply the carcasses OF
dead animals, disinfect the spots where
they died, remove healthy stock from
infected pastures and vaccinate the
susceptible cattle.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
CARE OF WIRE CUTS
AND OTHER INJURIES
Practical and Timely Hints Given
by an Expert of Missouri
College of Agriculture.

(By L. S., BACKUS. Missouri College of
Agriculture)
First aid is most important.
Quick healing leaves smaller scars.
Don't use dust or lime to stop bleed
ing.
Bleeding that can be stopped with
powders will soon stop itself anyhow.
Frequent washing irritates wounds,
prevents prompt healing and may
cause proud flesh.
Small concealed stab wounds
such as those from nails are the most
likely to cause death. Find them and
keep them clean and well disinfected.
Swab out deep cuts with pure tine
ture Of iodine as soon as it can be
secured and they will take care Of
themselves then if the normal pus dis
charge is removed.
A long continued discharge from
wound indicates an abceSS pocket, a
bone injury, or the presence of snag
or something else that should not be
in the wound. Call veterinarian.
AS soon as bleeding has been
stopped, wash the wound with a pint
of warm water to which two teaspoon
fuls of creolin, lysol, carbolic acid,
or some similar disinfectant has been
added.
A wound should be healed in about
three weeks. If it is doing we'll, the
swelling will gradually go down, and
the discharge will be odorless, thin,
and bloody at first, and thicker and
whittier later.
Antitoxin will prevent lockjaw after
nail or other puncture wounds. If not
so prevented, very few of the lockjaw
cases ever recover. The hard crust
lime forms over the surface of wound
favors lockjaw by shutting out the
air.
Bleeding from q leg can always be
stopped by tying small rope loosely
about the wound, then twisting it with
q stick or small rod. Tighten till bleed
ing stops. Apply bandages and re-
move the cord if possible. If band
ages cannot be applied, prevent seri-
Gus bleeding by pressing the fingers
against the cut blood vessels until a
veterinarian can be called.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
STUDY THE MARKET
DEMANDS CAREFULLY
Farmer Must Strive to Produce
Only Best Animals and Meet
Needs of Consumer.

(Ry s. T. SIMPSON, Missouri College of
Agricultural
We must study the market demands
and select good sires of the types that
will enable us to meet them. 1t we
find that the butcher or packer likes
an animal of extreme beef type be-
cause that animal yields a high per-
centage Of the high-priced cuts, the
sires must be selected accordingly. II
we find that the horse buyer takes the
big, drafty, sound horse in preference
to the chunk when his order calls for
horses for heavy work, we must secure
sires that will get colts Of that type.
If we ship or sell to a market which
demands bacon hogs, then the boar
should be the best obtainable indi-
vidual of bacon breed which is In
good demand in that market.
In any case, we must strive to pro
duce only the best animals and to be
sure that they are uniformly good ant
that there are among them no mis-
fits c. inferior specimens which do no
meet tha consumers needs.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Returned II, All Riqht.

Over the garden fence the conversa-
tion had suddenly turned acrimonious.
'An' if yOre boy, 'Erbert, ties any
more cans to our pore dogs TAIL" was
Mrs. Moggins' stern ultimatum. cell
ear about it, that's all. Oh. an per.
APPS you've done wiv that saucepan
wot you borrowed last Monday"
"'Erbert," asked Mrs. Grubb shrilly
"wot ave you bin doin' to Mrs. Mog-
gins dog?"
"Nothin' MAJ replied the small boy
unblushingly.
"There!" said his mother triumph.
antly. "An' you returned 'er sauce
pan yesterday, didn't you, dearie?'
"Sent it back by 'er dog!" said 'Er.
bert calmly.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

of
doors
The families
which
oaks manifold
a venerable history
and many less familiar here.
of wild
other
trailing
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
SHELTER ESSENTIAL
FOR A SHEEP FLOCK
Dry Floor, Good Roof, Abundance
of Fresh Air and Feed
Space Are important.

1t is impossible to suggest any very
definite sheep barn plans without
knowing under just what conditions
the barn is to be built, but Prof. 81.
HackedOrn of the Missouri College
of Agriculture makes some general
suggestions. He says: SIN planning
barns or sheds for breeding flock of
sheep, a space of 10 or II square feet
per eve will give sufficient room. The
essentials of shelter for sheep are Cd
dry floor, (2) good roof, (3) an abun-
dance of fresh air, (4) avoid drafts
90 avoid narrow doors and passages
so eve heavy with lamb will not be in
jured, and (6) provide sufficient feed
ing-trough space so all the sheep can
eat at the same time.
1--WE find that shed 25 or 30 feet
wide and as long as necessary to
house the flock gives very good results
at the Missouri agricultural expert
ment station. 1t should open on the
south and may be built with a feed
trough and feed alley along the north
side. Economy of rack space may be
secured by the use of movable racks
90 arranged as to make as many lots
as are needed in the shed. These par
tition racks can be moved out of the
way whenever wagon is driven in to
be loaded with manure. The shed
should be high enough to afford plenty
Of loft room. AS we feed baled hay,
a loft five feet high at the caves gives
us room enough to store winters
supply for the flock, but if loose hay
is put in and fed correspondingly,
more loft room must be provided
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

points easily officers
TALL
which
the their connecting waterways
establishment
other
a heretofore employed.
after experiments carried by the
designing the
efficiency
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

(By r. b. MUMF'ORD. Dean Of Missouri
College Of Agriculture, Columbia, MO-
Probably no state in the United
States has so large an area of blue
grass pasture as Missouri. Certain
advantages in this state have led many
men who farm, and particularly those
controlling large bodies of land, to fol-
low grazing on permanent pastures.
When the price Of land was low and
the value of grain less than at present,
bluegrass farming was more profitable
than rotative farming. A change of
conditions makes more skillful han
ding OF grass lands necessary.
Investigations carried on at the Mis-
souri, experiment station for five years,
comparing blue grass with ten other
rotations, including the best forage
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

crops known for Missouri, snow that
the average return per acre which can
be accredited to bluegrass forage for
fattening hogs is $22.5O per acre, esri.
mating pork at 6 cents pound, ana
corn fed at 60 cents bushel. A rota-
ton of rape, clover, and corn yielded
an annual income of $22.42 per acre.
A succession of corn in which cowpeas
were planted at the last cultivation
gave an annual income per acre Of
$19.48.
The figures indicate that it is not
necessary for men who farm to plow
up all the land devoted to bluegrass
pastures in order to make it pay
good income even ON the basis Of high
land values at the present prevailing
in this state.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Harbinoer of Autumn.

You are as merry as cricket this
morning"
EYES," replied the cheerful subur-
banite. when / issued forth from
my dwelling saw something on a va
cant lot that convinced me this terri
bic summer is about ended"
What did you see?"
"a billbd carrying an advertise
ment of fall overcOatS."
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
CLEAR RED PIMPLY FACES
Red Hands, Red Scalp With Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Trial Free.

The soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Nothing
better, quicker, safer, surer at any
price for skin troubles of young or
old that itch, burn, crust. scale, tor
ture or disfgure. Besides, they meet
every want in toilet preparations.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura,- Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

ment make certain it poe and free from the slightest perfecn
his workmanship
particle of the mucilage mOstened
He seals envelope with and that brings him the delicate
task Of putting the
None opsdedy stamped envelopes Oscar He enough
time with
Underwood
the only thing that might rufe
will quietly
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

ties in ones mind is stupendous feat,
but once accomplished, it leads ever
onward. Most people have a good
nucleus for plant knowledge around
which to accumulate more. The love
of nature seems implanted within the
human heart. There is no denying that
things out of doors call irresistibly.
And tree students, it is said, become as
enthusiastic as bird students.
The streets of Washington are the
rightful places for beginners. Border
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
CARING FOR DAIRY VESSELS
Wash With Hot Water Into Which
Some Good Alkaline Powder Has
Been Added-Avoid Soap.

Wash all dairy vessels in warm wa
ter first, then in water as hot as the
hands will stand. Into this hot water
put some good alkaline wash powder.
DO not use soap, it may leave
taste.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Fond of an Aruument.

II dare say the time passed rather
quickly for old Mr.. Rasper at the sum-
mer resort he visited"
"Plenty TO amuse him, eh?"
"Yes-in a way. He met another
old cOdger there as contentious as he
was and when the two of them locked
horns they forgot whether it was
morning, noon or night
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

earth from the vast outer world.
In the collection shown in the new
building of the National museum in
this city is a remarkably fine exhibit
Of meteorites. 1t includes complete me-
teorites ranging in size from the
merest pebbles to great bowlderlike
masses, and casts reproducing giant
forms like that OF Bacubirito, which
has been estimated to weigh 25 tons,
and still rests where it fell in Mexico.
The National museum has recently
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

4dKtAAAU VuICI ways CU1ULVU IISIICo IWI1I
kle forth from hundreds of special
storm-warning stations of the weather
bunkAu, combined in such way as to
furnish navigatOrs with specific infOr-
nation that will forearm them.
One interesting fact is that the
mushroOmlike growth Of many lake
ports, bringing into existence cities
with their myriads Of lights, obscured
numbers Of the stations that when es-
tablished were the most outstanding
nF %hO afrr6% wi Tn S1IRh
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

dragging sensation across my loins,
difficulty in collecting my thoughts
and was troubled with short
ness of breath. Dodds Kidney Pills
have cured me of these complaints.
You are at liberty to publish this let
ter for the benefit of any sufferer who
doubts the merit of Dodds Kidney
Pills."
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab
lets for Indigestion have been proved.
soc. per box.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

refreshing. I felt
heavy and sleepy
after meals, was
always nervous
and tired, lad q
bitter taste in my
mouth, was dizzy,
h a d foat t i n G
specks before my
eyes, was always
thirsty had a
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

Red Cross Bag Blue, much better, goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
A GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Mr.. F. G. Case of Welcome Lake.
Pa, writes: 81 suffered with Back.
ache and Kidney Trouble. My head
ached, my sleep was broken and un-
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

handbook
the museum written by Dr. Merrill head
Although meeOrites
Of
minds regarding
this skepicm
hidden laughing
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Good Hunting Ground for the Amateur Botanist

HE of Washington excellent
wild flowers ferns To hold
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

Opals, when first taken from the
mine, are SO soft they can be picked
to pieces by the fingernails.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07

does. He would no more be party to
a letter carelessly folded than he
would wear the same collar all week.
First he folds the sheet over, matches
the corners right down to an infin-
itesimal fraction of a hairs breadth,
and carefully creases the paper in the
middle. Then comes the most difficult
part. He must determine, just with
his eye, how to make three additional
folds, each one of exactly the same
size. Having done that. Underwood
Cfaroc Of tho f1niCho6 1lr0dn0f q mo.
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Heard on IChanue,

I'm 'bull' on this market said
the first operator.
Same here" rejOined operator No.
,. Lets go over to the cafe and pur-
chase Il couple of hours"
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
How Oscar Underwood Folds and Stamps Letter

Washington Senator Underwood
personal
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Collection of Meteorites in National Museum

CONSIDERING the
dropped
to the
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
WWNATlONALW
CpIIAL AfFAIQS
Uncle Sans Lights That Signal Storm Warnings

service
brewing along the
The Benson signal., 1916-10-07
Money-Makinn Scheme.

Money-Makine Scheme.
"You say you'd like to own a bat
tleship?"
eyes"
"That's curious wish. Waht would
you do with it?''
"I'd anchor it off Newport and lease
it to fashionable folk for Dances"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-05-19
BY JANE whitaker

Waukegan right now; shaking the
ashes of a girl who. died-by murder
or suicide - before the eyes of. the
law that it may decide whether
slender white-faced, dreamy-eyed
youth who poses constantly even
while his lips are trembling through
nervousness, schemed to poison and
did poison that the girl might be got
ten rid of and the secret of his rela-
tions with her buried, or whether she
killed herself because he had weaTied
of her.
1t is a grUesOme thing! Men, called
upon to serve as jurors, smirk in
self-satisfied manner as they declare
their opinions fixed" about the
crime; lawyers sit, with the patience
of a cat at a rat-hOle, waiting, watch
ing, to challenge lest any man with
the nucleus of a precOnceiVed Opin-
ion may have a voice when the final
word is said that will put the boy in
the shadow of the gallOws or out in
the sunlight of acqUittal.
The parents of Marion Lambert,
the dead girl, are broken with an
guish that cannot find expression in
words, while their eyes betray their
desire that the dead be left the sacred
BhrOud of the dead and not stripped
Of every rag Of decency; and the
parents of Will OTpet, the boy, are
pitifuIly eager to express their belief
I'm his innocence.
But when all is said and done,
when the last word is written, wheth-
er it be Death" OF Freedom" will
the story of Marian Lambert have
taught parents the thing they need
to know, or will Marion Lamberts
continued to stumble until they fall, I
with acid-burned lips, to lie in graves
marked with the cross of shame?
My girl was so innocent and good |
that I never dreamed this could hap
pen" sObbed a mother to me but a