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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02
THE NAME or HER COUNTRY.

In a kindergarten class flags were shown,
and In answer e. y nestion a little girl gave
the response that was expected Of her:
This is the flag of my country"
And what is the name ~ y"nr country: Z"
was III. next question.
Ills If three" WAS the prompt rcply.-Ex-
change.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02

Germany j. reported a. claiming that
Austria, not Germany. was the real factor
in precipitating the war. There seems to
Ee m agreement on the part Of western
belligerents to the same effect. Austria
would make n nice, Juicy scapccoat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02
DOESN'T ASK MUCH.

do you bcliey. that honesty pays:"
"Most assurcdly; though ] will admit that j
il very modest IL it, idea ~ compensation. -
Transcript.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02
LIGHT ON TWO EXTREMES.

Edith-That Mr.. Dubblcigh you introduced
10 me- IL a fine dancer: he's so light on his feet.
Marie-When you get better acquainted with
him you'll discover he's light at both ends.-Ex-
change.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02

GOVERNOR Ferguson was not willing Ia
iii Fuller developments in the situation.
l. was wise enough to get there first.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02
NOTICE TO The PUBLIC.

Any erroneous reflection upon the charac-
NJ, standing or reputation II any person. firm
Of corporation appearing in the columns Of The
Herald viii be gladly and promptly corrected
ynon the same being called to the attention Of
No puhliohers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02
LIVING LIKE LIFE,

They say life j. what we make il.
Yes. and some ~ rs find il all we can do q
make u Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02
THURSDAY, AUGUST >. 1917.
MATAMOROS SHOULD HAVE TIE
PHONE.

Recalling the great convenience which
The telephone between Brownsville and
Nntamoros was TO both cities. during the
YEAR or more that the Siegman line was
permitted To connect the two. II j.. to he
hoped that the present movement Ia re-
establish the connection may succeed. Al
that time, most of the leading business
rlaces and residences Of MatamoroS were
connected with the Brownsville exchange.
The daily intercourse thus allowed brought
the pr hple of the two places into close
None BUSINESS relations between the Two
ways have been close. and trans
n business nature were greatly
by means of the phone service.
mate social relations also ~ere
tween the two cities by the same
Is well that such near neigh
be enabled 10 communicate
Pther with the ease afforded by
ie. Modern conditions demand
~hiences. Matamoros should be
Hate as any other place of its
81 Importance. A telephone ex-
change, WIN connection with Brownsville.
should be established by our neighbor~ on
fhp other side wifnout loss az time
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02
Cleveland Plain Dealer.l

Fifteen hundred Cleveland workmen. on
strike for nearly a month. have voted TO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-02

change, WIN connection with Brown~v
should be established by our neighbor~
the other side without loss Of time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
PLANT RIGHT OF WAY
Union Pacific Conducts Successful
Campaign Turnout Kansas.

The campaign of the Union Pacific
railroad to bring the spare land along
its right of way under cultivation has
met with phenomenal success
Approximately $4,000 acres will be
under cultivation in 1917. Including
the branch lines. the right of way of
the Union Pacific is almost 300 miles
long, and the right of way acres which
will be used for the raising of food
crops during the coming summer, if
all in one piece, would make strip
of land approximately 100 feet wide
and 1920 miles long.
Most of this land has been leased
to the owners of adjoining farms at
a nominal rental of one dollar per
year. Some of it has been under Gull
cent appeal of President Wilson for
cooperation in increasing the farm
yield of the country has given ire
mendous impetus to the extended use
of these right of way acres.
The figures given above do not in
clude small patches that will be Guilt
waited by the Union Pacific employees
ana others with whom temporary ar
engagements have been made and will
be made during the planting season.
BY the time all of these small pieces
are put under cultivation it will prob
ably add several thousand acres addi-
tional to the sum total.
The maj ority of this land Is scat
tered along the main line of the I'm
ion Pacific in Nebraska, Kansas, Utah,
Wyoming and Colorado, and on the
branch lines, especially in Kansas and
Nebras ka.
The Union Pacific officials antici-
pate that practically all of this land
will ultimately have to be used for
purely railroad purposes, but until
that time comes, it is intended to en-
courage the leasing of it for agricul-
tura1 purposes to as large an extent
as possible. Especially is this true
during the present war emergency
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07

personal attention to the senatorial cam
pafen at this time, but shall depend upon
my friends for such support as they think
my candidacy deserves.
thanking You for the interest you have
SHOWN in the matter, l am
Respectfully yours.
ARTHUR CAPPER.
McLaughlin's Letter.
McLaughlins letter to Governor
Capper was as follows:
Dear Governor Capper: Ever since you
received the record breaking majority for
governor in the election of 1916 there has
been continual mention of you as prob
able candidate for United States senator
in 1918.
have heard a great many Brown county
men and women express themselves as be-
ing for you in case you run for senator.
This expression has been most noticeable
strong support in 1916.
l know that at the present time, when we
nave such grave questions connected with
the war, 1T is poor time to talk politics.
PEOPLE have much more serious things than
politics to think about
However, / think you owe it to your
friends over the state, to at least make a
statement whether you are a candidate or
not That would be only fair to your
friends. 1t seems to ME that it would be
only proper that you state whether you
are a senatorial candidate.
II you deem it proper to do so at this
nouncement one way the other? Mot
Kansas folks would like to know. Very
truly.
DREW MCLAUGHLIN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
BOOM AT COLBY
Town Has New Commercial
Club With 100 Membership.
Third Bank Is To Be Opened
With $4,000 Capital Stock.

Colby, Kan, May 7.-Congressman
John Connolly has no kick to make
because he lives in Thomas county
The people vote to retain him in con-
gress regardless of politics. The same
is true of the Sixth district. His ma
jority in the last election was close to
900, by far the largest majority the
district has ever given congressman
He made a fine superintendent of
schools of Thomas county long before
he was mentioned for congress. He
publishes a splendid newspaper, the
Colby Free Press, and when he is in
Washington he sends his paper inter-
esting paragraphs from the national
capital.
In 1915 he bought a quarter section
of Thomas county land, and sowed it
to wheat In the harvest of 1916 one
half of the crop paid for the land, and
after all the expenses were paid he
had an even $500 to his credit be-
Colby and engages in the land bust
ness in connection with his paper, and
makes good money.
There are ,025 voters in Thomas
county, and they own over 700 autos,
car for almost every family. Mr.
the pleasant, modern homes in Colby.
New Commercial Club.
Colby has recently organized an
enthusiastic commercial club, and
elected Bert Dolph, president; Ray
Crumley, ecretary-treasurer: and j.
T. Fitzgerald, F. E. McNutt and David
Ferguson, directors. They are all
young men, and have the grit to &C
after things. over $4,000 was raised
to put it on good footing The club
has a membership of over 100. Mr..
McNutt formerly worked on the rail-
road section, and now owns a good
home, and it is paid for. The club
is already in correspondence with two
wholesale houses for the addition to
Colby's business for a fruit and gro
Gerry house.
A new bank, making three, will
soon be in operation. 1t has been
named the Citizens National and will
have a capital of $4,000. ]. T. F'itz-
gerald was elected PRESIDENT; John
Ackard, Henry Thiel and James and
VIM. Donelan are the directors.
Thomas county has been raising large
crops, and the new bank expects a
big business.
There is an ice plant and cold stor-
age plant under way. The storage
plant will have capacity for hand
ling 10 cars. 1t is being erected by
o. L. and o. ]. Shafer and Friendy
CARPENTER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
TOPEKAN ON PROGRAM
DIR. Claude Smith to Speak Before
Osteopath Convention.

The problem of providing the army
with the services of a unit of Compel
ent osteopathic physicians for osteo-
pathic treatment in mobilization is to
be discussed at the joint meeting of
the Kansas and Missouri Osteopathic
association which will be held at the
Baltimore hotel, Kansas City, Mo-,
May 9. 10 and IL. The meeting of
the associations will be opened by an
address of welcome by DR.. w. ]. Con-
ner of Kansas City, Mo, president of
the Missouri association, and Dr. ].
Swart of Kansas City, Kan, president
of the Kansas Osteopathic association.
The European war has disclosed
the fact that one of the vital problems
in the medical service is the ineff1-
cheney to restore to the trenches
quickly the tens of thousands of sea-
soned veterans who have been healed
of their wounds but are incapacitated
for active service by stiffness, lame
ness and such disa bilities, which last
for many months.
DR.. H. K. Bennison of Clay Center,
Kan, will speak on obstetrics; DR..
Leland S. Larimore of Blackwell,
Okla, on nose and throat operations;
DR.. Sophia E. Clark of Liberty. Mo,
on the work of the WomanS depart
ment of the Public Health bureau of
the American OsteopatIic association
DR.. Frederick L. Schmitt of Kansas
City, Mo, on infantile paralysis; DIR.
Mary Quinsenberg of Lyons. Kan, on
measles; DR.. E. Claude Smith of To-
peka, Kan, on acute abdominal con-
ditions; DR.. Frank Bigsby of Kinks
vile, Mo-, on obstetrics; DR.. Michael
Lane of Kirksville, Mo-, on infectious
diseases; DR.. Mary P. Smith of FIRE.
donia. Kan, on tonsilitis; DIR. Anita
Bohnsack of Cape Girardeau, Mo, on
influenza; and DR.. E. B. Carney OF
Fort Scott, Kan, on shoulder disloca-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
MUST PAY DAMAGES
German-American Bank and TheO-
dore Mueller Lose Abmeyer Case.

The jury in the second division of
the district court Saturday brought a
verdict giving B. f. Abmeyer dam
ages amounting to $3.50 against
ages amounting to $4,000 against
Theodore c. Mueller, cashier of the
bank. The jury found that Mueller
had sold Abmeyer a half interest in
when he had knowledge that the con-
Germ was insolvent, and that both he
and the bank profited.
Abmeyer was a farmer before com
ing to Topeka. He alleged and testi-
fed that he consulted Mueller about
business opportunity advertise
ment he had read in a local news
paper. Mueller, he said, advised him
the opportunity" was worthless but
that he, Mueller, could put him in the
way of a money making investment.
The investment was the produce
company. Abmeyer testified that he
mortgaged his farm to the bank to
buy half interest in the concern,
that the mortgage was cashed at the
bank and the interest paid. The half
interest he alleged, was of no value.
The jury found, among other things
that according to the evidence Mueller
was owner of the half interest sold
and that he was acting both for HIM
self and the bank in the transfer of
the property to Abmeyer. Abmeyer
brought suit for $4,000 damages and
was awarded $3.50.
The case is unusual in that two
verdicts were brought in. The first
verdict was for a judgment of $3.50
against the bank and $3.50 against
Mueller. Judge Whitcomb refused to
accept it. The jury understood that
it bring in a total verdict for only
$4,000 and it divided that between
the bank and Mueller. When Judge
Whitcomb interpreted his instructions
the jury went back to it's room and
within q short time brought in the
final verdict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
ALL FOR LIBERTY LOAN
American Bankers Association Dis
cusses U. S. War Loan.

New York, May The liberty
loan" was the principal topic dis
cussed today at the opening session
of the annual spring meeting of the
executive council of the American
Bankers association at Briarcliff, N.
C. The meeting will continue for
three days.
Bankers from all sections of the
United States who arrived yesterday
for the meeting said the loan will re-
ceive the support of the entire nation
as soon as the definite terms were
announced
w. P G. Harding, governor of the
federal reserve board and Frederick
A. De1ano of the board, were ex-
pected to arrive today for a confer
ence with the state bank section of the
association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
CANADA BUILDS SHIPS
Extensive Campaign of Construction to
Fight Submarines.

Washington, May Canada has
Joined the United States in carrying on
an expeditions ship building campaign
to combat the German submarine evil.
Canadian officials have been in con-
sultation with General George Geo
thals, of the United States shipping
board, and have completed their plans
for an extensive campaign for the con-
struction of wooden ships, it was
learned today. Because of her vast
resources, it is believed that if Canada
can overcome the problem of labor she
will be able to duplicate the gigantic
problem of the United States.
Information has also been received
here of the production of ships on a
large scale in Japan. which will swell
the fleets carrying foodstuffs and sup
plies to the allied countries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
TWICE NUMBER NEEDED
5000 Apply For Plattsburg Camp
Training-2,5OO To Be Chosen.

New York, May Final tabulation
today of the enrolment lists for the
New York section of the training camp
at Plattsburg for the officers reserve
corps is expected to show total of
5000 men accepted by the enrolling
army officer from the thousands who
have applied.
Notices to the $500 men who have
been selected from the number en-
rolled will be mailed from Plattsburg
today and tomorrow. The selected
men will be ordered to report at
Plattsburg in two sections, one to ar
rive on May 2 and the second, May
IA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
CROW SWEET CORN
1t Is One of the Best Crops to
Plant i'm Gardens.
Crop Can Be Eaten and Pre-
served in Many Ways.

Manhattan. Kan, May Garden
work in Kansas should be pushed to
the utmost if enough vegetables are
needs of the people. in the opinion of
Edward c. Johnson, chairman of the
subcommittee of the Kansas counc.z
of defense on gardening and canning,
and dean of the division of extension
in the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege. The growing of sweet corn is
recommended.
The total acreage devoted to all veg
etables in Kansas according to the
1910 census was 4S,757. The num-
Der of farms listed for that year was
111,10S, making less than one-half
acre of garden for each farm.
Owing to the high food value and
the palatability of sweet corn the area
devoted to this crop should be largely
increased, believes Dean Johnson. A
half acre of this crop alone for each
farm where it can be successfully
grown would not be too much.
Yield Is Good.
The yield of sweet corn on good soil
with a high percentage of stand is
about three to five tons per acre of
green corn. Intensive cultivation will
produce larger yields. The two varie-
ties giving the best yields at the Kan
sas Agricultural experiment station
are mammoth white corn and Stow
ellis evergreen. The average yield per
100 foot row for these varieties was
80 pounds.
In order to most completely utilize
the crop a succession of paintings of a
standard variety or the planting of
early and late strains should be prac-
ticed Intercropping with radishes.
lettuce, and even beans is practicable
when the corn is young and space is
valuable.
Corn Valuable Food
Fresh soft sweet corn is vegetable
of high nutritive value and great pala-
liability. 1t is composed of rs per cent
water, 10 per cent carbohydrates, and
per cent protein. 1t should be util-
lied as soon as picked whether for
table use or for drying or canning as it
deteriorates rapidly when removed
from the stalk.
Sweet corn may be profitably used
as roasting ears for the table, canned
alone or in combination with other
vegetab les such as beans, or it may be
preserved or dried, pointed out Dean
Johnson Sweet corn is often preserv-
ed in small way by cooking and then
cutting it from the cob and drying 1t
in the sun, oven or evaporator. The
most satisfactory way to store, how
ever. is in cans or jars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
New Discovery Ends Corn Misery
Touch a Corn with Ice-Mint, Then
Lift 1t Right Off 1t Won't Hurt Bit
Soreness Stops Quickly thenth Corn Shrvels
Try 1t and See.

Here is the real Corn Killer" at last
Say goodbye to your old corn salve
and plasters for that Pet Corn of
yours is sure to be a ''Goner' if it
ever feels the Magic touch of Ice
mint This is a new discovery made
from a japanese product and it is Ger
tainly a wonder the way ii ends corn
misery From the very second that
Ice mint touches that sore. tender corn
your poor tired. aching feet will feel
SO cool. easy and comfortable that you
will just sigh with relief. Think of it !;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07

only a little touch of that cooling,
soothing Ice-mint and real foot joy is
yours. No pain. not a bit of soreness,
either when applying it or afterwards
and it doesn't even irritate the skin
Hard corns. soft corns or corns be-
tween the toes. also toughened cal
louses just shrivel up and lift off so
easy. 1t is wonderful. Just ask in
any Drug Store for little Ice mint
and give your poor. suffering tired
feet the treat of their lives. There
is nothing better. or nothing Just as
good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07

Bank clearings in the United States for
the week ending May 3, as reported to
Bradstreets aggregate $6,627, $4,000. against
Sc. OBS 6S9. 900 the previous week and S5,136.-
$50. 900 in the corresponding week last year.
Following are the returns with per-
centages of change:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07

Prof. Blackmar delivered his lecture o
the University Extension course at Trade
Assembly hall, Thursday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07

Experiments by a British expert in re-
foresting some of the hills of China have
led to the establishment of a comprehensive
course in forestry in a university in that
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07

W. W. Webb and wife left today in a
special for Denver, Colorado, over the
Union Pacific, to attend the American
ticket brokers convention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07

1t is rumored that Principal Larimer {
the high school will resign at the end {
the school term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
Eugene Hagan went to Chicago today.

Three horses were killed on the farm OF
Guilford Dudley during Wednesday,
storm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07

The Olympic club of New Orleans will
fix it's three big fights for three sue
cessive nights. The first fight will be
between Fitzsimmons and Pritchard, the
the third between Sullivan and Corbett.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-07

The Quinton Heights Glee club will give
concert tonight at Baughman's hall for
the benefit of a flood sufferer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19

American people today of greater
moment than community building
and community uplift, but the peo-
pie of many communities are sitting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19
BEN R. VARDAMAN, EDITOR
MERCHANTS JOURNAL COM
ING IN COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

An announcement of much inter-
est to the commercial and civic in
terests of Lakeland in that Ben r.
Nardaman, editor of the Merchants
Trade Journal, president of the Ma
tional Association of Community
BettermenI and founder of National
Community Day, is to be a feature
of the coming Community Festival
which will be presented here March
9TH to Sth under the auspices of the
Lakeland Community Festival Asso-
citation
Vardaman will be the chief at
traction on what will be known as
I"Community Day In the after
noon of this day it has been ar
ranged that a special message be
given by Mr.. vardaman to the bust,
ness interests of the community.
Although commerce for centuries
las been the chief aim of humanity
not until recent years has business
been studied as a science But the
world now realizes that business
rests upon fundamental principles
that must be understood by the in
tlividual who would succeed. Mr..
Nardaman is acknowledged to be one
of the foremost teachers of practical
business science; in fact, is often
called the Great Business Evangelist
His writings are read by thousands
of business and professional linen
throughout the country, and he is
said to deliver more addresses before
business mems clubs. conventions
and banquets than any man before
the public.
An effort will be made to have the
business houses close for one hour
on the afternoon of Community Day
that the clerks, proprietors, bank
ers and professional men of the city
may hear Mr.. Vardaman's special
business address.
AT the night session of Commun.
ity Day, Mr. Vardaman will appeal
TO the civic interests at large in his
famous community building address,
which he calls "a New Patriotism
the Man Behind the Community"
There is no problem before the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-19

their opportunities by with,
cooperation, support and feIo,
Vardaman will straighten nj,
he is listened to.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-17
ASK TO HAVE COLORED
TROOPS MADE regiment
Recruiting to War Strength Necessary.
Drills Are Planned.

Authority TO expand the battalion of
colored militiamen here to a regiment,
and to give elementary training to eligi-
ble civilians OF military age, will be asked
OF the War Department by Brig. Gen.
William E. Harvey, commanding the or
ganized militia OF the District.
Gen. Harvey said, however. that be-
fore this move could be made, II would
be necessary to bring existing organi-
cations of the miltiamen up to required
strength. This refers to the orders of
the War Department last week requIr-
Ing the Third Regiment, District Militia,
TO be strengthened TO 100 men per line
company.
The plan to instruct. civilians who have
had no military training in the manual
Of arms proposes to use Convention Hall
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday even
ings OF each week. Ohicers OF the militia
will instruct the organization. Conven-
ton Hall has been offered for this pur-
pose. as well as the gymnasium Of the
l. street armory.
Members OF this organization who de-
sire to perfect themselves in marksman-
ship may also use the militia rife range.
The routine OF camp and guard patrol
was observed yesterday by the two bat
talions at Fort Myer and by the bat
TALON protecting the aqueduct from Aque-
duct Bridge to Great Falls.