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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
PLAN RECEPTION TO GUARDS.
Great Bend Commercial Club VIII Give
Banquet for Company,

Great Bend, Kan, Nov. 6-Elab-
crate plans have been laid by the Com
mercia1 club for the reception to the
Great Bend soldiers when they return
from the muster camp at Fort Riley
Everybody is very enthusiastic about
making the boys homecoming suit
able for the occasion. 1t was decided
that they should be the guests of hon
or at a banquet and that the G. A. r.
members should be included in the
honor list.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
ELECTROCUTE SLAYER
Oklahoma Negro Pays Death Penalty
for Murder of Oil Man.

McAlester, Okla. Nov. Cecil
Towrey, negro slayer of Charles
Vaughn, oil man, was electrocuted
early today in the death chair at the
state penitentiary here.
rs the first edition of your book ex-
hausted YETI" mo. Why?" 81 thought
the nters.'-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06
A VOTE FOR
BENTON

MEANS a vote Tor Kansas
and particularly t h e
Sixth District of Kansas.
Otis L. Benton is a man
who accomplishes results
while others talk. He is a
man to serve his constit-
uency with credit and with
honor, and make a name for
himself and for the state
and district which elects
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-06

political ADVERTISEMENT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
The Large Laying Flock.

A quarter of a century ago the high
est authorities allowed only fifteen
fowls in a flock. The average floor space
allotted TO each laying hen was not to
be less than ten square feet. AT the
present time laying hens are kept in
fiocks Of from 100 to l.5Uo. on the
largest poultry farms where the aim
is mostly for the production of market
eggs. the number usually runs from
ESQ to 500 in each laying pen.
This large flock principle has been
found TO work well in the hands of
skilled poultryrnen. The danger from
disease is much greater where many
birds are massed together. But the
man who knows the vital importance of
cleanliness. fresh air and the right KIND
of a balanced ration every day in the
year will not be running great risks
The labor-saving factor here is i'm
lnenSe.
The great cities are constantly IN
creasiug their population. The large
towns are rapidly growing into cities.
The consumer Is multiplying in tn"
land much more rapidly than the pro
durer. The rush from the rural dis
tricts 10 the city "a still under fun
trivs-so the eAnerts tell us The mil
lions Of mouths " New York. Phila p
deIphia. Chicago AID a thousand other
reuters Of population must be fed, and
no article Of Diet is moe attractive or
necessary than the produ,t of the poUl-
try yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
ALL AROUND THE PLACE.

The strawberry leads the list of small
fruits in popularity because Of its wide
range Of adaptation to soil and eli
matte conditions. The large number OF
varieties gives a long season of the most
delicious fruit. Its ease of culture and
its early season of bearing make It a
desira BILE home and market crop.
The strawberry is the most produc-
tive in sandy loan soil. but if this
t,p.. Of soil is not available IT may be
grown with good results IN many Of
the Kansas station. The poorest re-
suits usually occur on the sandiest
soils for these dry out more severely
in the late summer months and pre-
vent the formation of new plants and
runners and reduce the development of
| fruiting buds for the subsequent sea-
son.
| .Freshly broken land is usually ideal
! for a strawberry bed provided it has
| first been planted to some cultivated
/ crop such as potatoes. Sod land is
( likely to be infested with white grubs.
/ which are dangerous foe to the ten
der plants"
There are many different ways of
planting. but the two most commonly
1 used are the hall system and the mat
/ ted row system. In the hill system
! the plants are set eighteen inches
apart and no runners are allowed TO
| develop. The strength of the plant is
utilized in the formation of one stool
All the work done in cultivation In
! this system must be done with hand
| implements. but the returns are higher
than In the matted row system. The
modification Of this system is some
times practiced by setting the rows
three feet apart and the plants eight.
cen inches apart in the row.
| In the matted row system tho rows
are from three to four feet apart. and
the plants twelve TO eighteen inches
apart in the row. New plants are per
mitted to develop until the row is two
feet wide. With this system the WORK
can he done mainly with horse draw
implements.
| If you are repairing any fencing thi,
spring. it should be built from good enc
and corner posts to render the maxi
mum service, says the United Statei
Department of Agriculture. The cor
ner posts should be placed solidly IL
1.-The ground. so they cannot be heavet
by frosts or drawn over by tho pull
of the fence. The wire should b.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

strung tightly to the end posts but it
should not be tightly stapled to tho
inlaole or line posts. 1t should be
fastened so that each wire can move In
a horizontal direction to allow for ex-
panslon and contraction due to changes
in temperatures and TO distrihnte
evenly any pressure on the fence A
barbed wire placed on top Of the fence
prevents stock from crowaing down
the fence.
The quantity of lime applied varies
considerably in the various sections
and at various times. This has prob-
ablE peeh que III a large measure to
the cos' or ime and the relative dis
lance 1t must be hauled Recent oh
serVatiohs seem TO indicate that it is
better to apply small quantities and
make the applications at frequent in
tervais rather than to apply very large
quantities at one time. The old prac-
ttce OF putting 100 bushels or more per
acre is seldom practiced now. The
kind of soil to which the application
is made makes il necessary to vary the
quantity. 1t is now pretty well recos-
nized that on poor soils and on sandy
soils the quantity applied at one time
should be small. The results of the
test made by the Maryland experiment
station indicate that from ten to
twenty bushels is ample for one appli-
cation. The application should be made
every four to eight years
| tree sparrow is said to consume
| one-fourth of an ounce of injurious
| weed seeds a day. and weed seeds con-
stitute three-fourths of the diet of the
song sparrow. Quail. bobolinks. black
| birds. some of the larks and wild ducks
are among the birds that are valuable
to farmers as destroyers of noxious
| weed seeds.
| The government has estimated that
tho American sparrow family alone
saved farmers ss0.260.O 900 in 1910 by
keeping down the spread of weeds.
| Fertility Is the first word in farming
1t is the first consideration in placing a
value on new lands. 1t is first mention
ed when old farms are sold. 1t is the
first problem that confronts the begin
ner as well as the expert who takes UT
the cultivation Of new crops on new
fields. 1t Is the first in the list Of ques.
lions asked by those seeking help In
farming. The solution Of the fertility
/problem makes other problems much
4 easier Of solution.
County Agent w. L. Kirby Of Orange
county. Va. does not believe thai
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Standing before a mirror in his room
at Baltimore hotel, John F. Yinglfng.
fifty, former saloon and restaurant
keeper, committed suicide by firing a
bullet into his heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
ASSESSORS APPOINTED
Recent Action Taken by Commits
sioners-Liquor License Board
Organized-School Matters.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
EVANSVILLE. Md, May 13.-The
commissioners of Prince Georges
county have appointed the following
assessors: First district, James C
Loveless: second. Charles w. Joy; third
George H. Wilson; fourth. Joseph s
Perrie; fifth, Joseph r. Edelen; sixth,
w. A. Richie; seventh, w. Seton Belt;
eighth. H. b. Brady; ninth, w. f. Mudd
tenth. T. NJ. Baldwin: eleventh. r. H.
Robinson; twelfth, d. p. Padgett; thir-
c. g. Clark: fifteenth. F. Eugene Love
less; sixteenth. Charles w. JOY; seven
teenth, Charles w. JOY; eighteenth, H.
T. knock; nineteenth, Charles w. Joy.
The commissioners also named DR.. John
E. Sansbury of Forestville as county
health officer, and William H. Long of
Surratts district, as sealer of weights
and measures.
Organization of License Board.
The board of liquor license commits
sioners has organized by electing for
mer chief judge of the orphans court,
J. Chew Sheriff, president. and Alan
Bowie of Brandywine. counsel. The
selection of a clerk was deferred. J. S.
b. Daingerfield of Surratts took the
oath of Office succeeding w. Bladen
Jackson who declined to serve an
other term The board issued licenses
20 fifty-two saloonkeepers but one pro-
test being filed. At the election next
fall the voters of Prince Georges county
will be asked to decide whether or not
intoxicating liquors are to be sold in
the county after May l, 1917.
Brice Bowie of Riverdale has qualified
as a member OF the board Of county
school commissioners. taking the place
of Otway B. Zantzinger. republican.
The board organized by the election of
George P. Mcceney of Laurel. presi-
lent; Eugene S. Burroughs Of Brandy
wine district. secretary-treasurer and
county superintendent. Roger l. Man
hing was appointed grade superintend-
Mt of elementary schools. John Russell
-endent and Prof. James Armstrong
vas named as superintendent of color
ID schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
Large Colony Brooding System.

Matching is not the only trick to be
turned. Suppose the chicks by tens of
thousands are out of the shells-what
then? The care of the young chicks
has been as serious d problem as the
getting of them. The 'brooder stove"
makes this task comparatively easy.
These stoves are a modern invention.
They are built in different sizes and
with capacities ranging from 300 to
1900 each. Such are the listed capaci-
ties of the stoves. II will be safef
and wiser for all except those who are
expert in such work to handle a much
smaller number.
This colony brooder system bears the
same relation TO the raising of the
chicks up to ten weeks old that the
great incubating process bears to the
Matching of the chicks. With these two
modern improvements in poultry cul-
ture il is plain that the possibilities Of
the business are multiplied ten-fold
over what they were a few years ago.
Suppose we take a broOder house
14x2s feet as a unit of operation 1t
may be divided into two rooms fourteen
feet square. In one Of these rooms a
brooder colony stove Is placed in the
center. Seven or eight hundred new
ly harched chicks may easily be cared
for here until three or four weeks old,
when they may be given the run of
both rooms. This is the most critical
period in the young chicks life. Get
the little tender things through the
fourth week in capital condition, and
you have them practically out of the
danger zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Feed the dry mash in clean. sani-
tary feed holder. constructed in such
a manner that it will be difficult for
the chicks to scratch out the feed
Chicns. if given their way. can waste
more feed than they consume.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

1t pays to overhaul the breeders
often. Remove the chicks and give
it a good cleaning, after which disin-
feet thoroughly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Keep the chicks as tame as possible.
Kindness and good care will tend to
bring this about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Don't put the chicks into the brood
er until the heat registers % degrees.
OF course the body heat of the chicks
will bring this temperature up. Keep
the heat up to the 100 mark for the
first week. after which you can grad
ually reduce the temperature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

DO not attempt to ship baby chicks
after they have once been fed. Chicks
fresh from the incubator travel the
best on long journey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Chopped onions are very good for
growing chicks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

A dreopy. pale-face chick should be
closely examined for head lice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Always examine the chick feed. care
fully noting particularly that it has
not become moldy from dampness. It
is always advisable to store the feed
in dry place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

County Agent w. L. Kirby Of Orange
county. Va. does not believe that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
BUSINESS PROCEDURE
IN POULTRY CULTURE
Labor-Saving Systems Solve Problem
of Profits With Hens on
Large Scale.
Matching and Handling of Tens OF
Thousands of Birds
Made Easy.
BY G.. R. SMITH.

Improved processes of incubation
prove that the poultry industry is NOV
ing forward At an amazing pace IN ITS
methods of operation The difficulty of
getting the eggs Matched in sufficient
numbers has made large operations
practically Impossible until quite re-
Gently. Ey the use Of modern inCuhat-
ing machines thousands of chicks can
now be Matched at once where a few
years ago only hundreds could he
Matched.
one company advertises machines
with capacities from Loo to 20 100
The manipulation of them is exceed
ingIy simple. H"t-water heat is used
\ little coal fire al one end of the long
incubator heats the water for the
Matching of the tens of thousands OF
eggs at one setting.
Fifteen eggs are as many as a large
hen could cover. even i'll warm weather
1t is plain. therefore. that Matching
machine with "A capacity of 10000 Is
equal to more than ESQ hens all sitting
at one time. This is one of the reasons
why the poultry industry is taking
rank with the dairy business, fruit cul-
ture, or even with general farming, as
a possible source of large profits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

FREDERICK. Md.-Married only about a
month. out of work and Respondent,
George Buesing. formerly of Baltimore,
cut his throat from ear to ear and bled
to death at his home here. Hearing a
gurgling sound upstairs. his wife ran to
the mans room and found him dead.
He was fifty-one years of age. Recent
ly Buesing had to borrow 10 cents
with which to pay for an affidavit in
order to secure S. due him from an
estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

while the conditions are easier to
meet one must use good judgment in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Economy in the buying of cheap seed
IS poor economy in most cases 1t paws
70 use good seed to lime the land
when needed. to rotate crops. to CON
serve harnyard manure and to use fer
tiilzers wisely and literally Without
paying proper attention to the funda-
mentals Of farming. the result of "A
years work are liable to be losses IN
stead of profits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Lime does not take the place of fer
tii1zers or manures. but supplements
them. according to Bulletin No. 400 of
the Geneva experiment station. New
York. When the use of life in any
form is continued alone, and no ade-
quate provision is made for maintain
ing the supply of fertilizers and organic
matter crop cannot be kept up. and
the returns in the use of lime become
less. and may finally drop below that
or land unlimed. according to this bull
letln and also the results found by the
ONO and other experiment stations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Farm records show, and good farm
ers agree. that diversified farming is
most profitable. Diversified farming
means raising live stock and various
kinds of crops. 1t gives opportunity
for croD rotation. for growing cover
crops in connection with profitable
cash crops. and enables the farmer to
more profitably operate his fields with
out decreasing tho fertility. hut rather
adding to the productive ability of the
soil. 1t enables the farmer to carry
out the best farm practices, including
the use OF manures and fertilizers
proper tillage, good seed drainage and
lining when necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

! Portsmouth. VAIN dragging the
| Rappahannock river in the search for
the body of w. b. Stiff brother of DR..
| j. p Stiff of Fredericksburg, who could
| not be found when the steamer arrived
| at his wharf, the body of Mrs. Ernest
| Menzer, who left her home and family
November 3 last. and was believed to
| be visiting relatives. was found in the
The body was identified by her clothing
| and a ring, and was taken to her home
! near Index.
Bristol. Na.-Missing from his room
at davbreak with his clothing still be-
side the bed. Dr. John p. Rhea, a we'll
/ known physician of Emmetts. a COM
| munity six miles east of here, was
| found dead under the stairway of a
| Bristol business house at noon. He
had jumped from an upper story win
| dow, after wading Beaver creek, at
| from exposure coupled with his in
| jurfes He was fifty years old and a
member of a prominent family His
wife and three children survive.
| Cumberland. Md.-Coal land sold at
the rate of $3.50 an acre in a deal just
| contaminated in the Quemahoning sec
ton of the Somerset field. where the
Consolidation Coal Company is a large
| operator. Valentine c. Muller. Frank
| tract to d. B. Zimerman. The consid-
| Grafton to Valentine c. Muller was
| $5O,435so Messrs. Miller and Mostoller
| each owned a one-half interest in 4
tract which was sold for $37.4S4:7S. and
in addition to this Mr.. Miller disposed
of land at s7.6s0.s6.
| Norfolk. Va-For the past two months
! the Norfolk and Western has been
| busily assembling material for 1000
new all-steel coal cars. with capacity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Elkins. W. Vn.-Fire totally destroyed
the mill machine shop and a million
feet of lumber at the plant of the
Laurel River Lumber Company. at Jen-
ningstown. W. Va, with loss of s125,-
600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14

Frederick. Md.-A West Virginia car,
bearing the license tag of w. B. Ander-
son of Franklin. Pendleton county.
struck and killed William Irving Tab
Ter, aged six. son of Baltimore and Ohio
Engineer Albert Tabler. near here. The
boy was returning from school with an
older brother. and it is not definitely
known how he was killed. Anderson
carried the boy to the Tabler home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-14
A Lovers Conversation.

N the Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
With a lot left TO the readers irlagi
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-03-31
MUSICALE.

The Musicale given under the auspises
Of Ethan Allen chapter, d. A. r., on
Wednesday evening at the home of Mr..
+, M, Saunders was delightful affair.
Miss Buccantini, who pave the pro-
gram, is a charming young woman
whose vocal efforts illustrate the value
of the Italian method of voice culture.
She sang with grace and ease rarely
attained by the average vocalist Mrs,
j. K. Bold accompanied on the piano in
a pleasing and sympathetic manner.
The program consisted of a group of
Italian songs with English translations
by Miss Smith of Brandon. At the close
Of the program refreshments were
served in the dining roo n. A goodly
sum was received by the d. A. X. to-
wards the erection of the marker for
the Revolutionary soldiers of Middle
bury. Miss Bucciantini will be in Mid
dlebury next Wednesday afternoon as
the guest of Mrs. Bold.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-03-31
MR., CHARLES N, SWIFT CRlTl'
CIZES PRESIDENT WILSON,
Adm inistration Denounced on
Philippine Measures,

In an interview published in the New
York Tribune yesterday, Mr. Charles
M. Swift, who is we'll known in Middle.
bury, denounces the democratic policy
with reference to the Philippine islands
IL seems that an agreement has been
reached between the owners Of the Ma
Mia Railroad Company and the Ameri-
can administration by which the Philip
pine government Is to purchase the
road According to the details Of the
agreement, President Wilson has given
his sanction to the scheme and has also
approved a plan to safeguard the own
ers of the $l6, 1861 900 Philippine gov
ernment bonds now held in the United
States, The plan, however, does not
countenance safeguarding the holders
Of Philippine Railway bonds, on which
interest has been guaranteed by the
Philippine government
"The Manila Railroad, so called, ="
said Mr.. Swift, lis owned by an Eng
lish corporation, represented in the
United States by James Speyer, have
not been taken into the confluence Of
the Administration enough to know why
this particular corporation is so specially
favored over Americans,
Mr., Swift also said "The promoters
of the Clark amendment are declining
to permit hearings, They will receive
no testimony or protests, and they are
eyen-afraid to have the bill amended,
for fear that further consideration of it
in the Senate will lead to its defeat. /
do not hesitate to say that it is a piece
of high handed legislation, unprecedent-
ed in the history of free government,
To say nothing of its effects upon
American investors, it instantly exiting
uishes the civil and constitutional rights
of seven and a half million people liv-
ing in the United States territory by an
act of Congress. The promises Of the
United States are to be repudiated
without even asking the Filipinos to eX-
press their opinion on the matter"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-03-31
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
Judge Weeks Announces His Can
didaoy for the Republican
Nomination.

The question as to whether Judge
John r. Weeks will become candidate
for the office of Lieutenant Governor
at the next State election is answered
in letter which he has offered for pub
lication, His statement il clear and
straightforward and sounds like busi-
ness, The announcement will be read
with interest not only by the many
friends Of Judge Weeks in Addison
County, but also by large number of
supporters in all parts Of the State,
men who have come to know him
through his work in the Legislature and
as chairman of the Penal Board. His
letter is as follows;-
To the Editor of the Register:
have been asked by many friends
whether would be candidate for
Lieutenant-Governor. 1t is perhaps
due to those who have kindly offered
me their support, and also fair to other
possible candidates, that should an
nounce at this time that am candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
this office, If am nominated, | shall
try to do my part toward a vigorous and
earnest campaign. If | am elected,
will do what can to secure as prompt
despatch Of legislative business as is
consistent with thorough consideration
and fairness to every interest,
believe that the future of Vermont
depends not so much upon high
sounding phrases in party platforms as
upon the selection of capable, fair
minded men as Legislators and State
officers. | stand for everything that
can be done to assist both the agri-
cultural and manufacturing industries
of the State, for the greatest economy
consistent with efficiency in the man
agemeat of State institutions, for the
continuation of the Vermont good roads
policy, for equity in taxation, for fair
labor legislation, and for endeavor to
enforce more strictly the laws we have
rather than to enact a large number of
new ones.
While am Republican, the duties of
the Lieutenant-Governor are so largely
concerned with State matters that if
receive the nomination | shall appeal
for support to men of all parties, and if
elected | will try to perform the duties
of the office solely in the interest of
Vermont. JOHN L. WEEKS.