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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-31
SOMETHING FINE

20 acres on macadam road, beauti-
full home. 10 acres all kinds fruit. ball
ance crop land. Possession. only $4,000.
Terms
HESS & CO
Phone ~ 495 Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-31
FOR SALE CHEAP,
FOR SAI.E-FARMS

FOR SALE-240 acre farm. 200 a. in cult
walton. 200 a in wheat. 1e0i5 a. goes tt
purchaser. 10 a. wheat. 40 a.. pasture, housc.
stables. granaries. windmill is purchasers
Daily mail at the house. miles south. J.,
mile west Lenora. S4J a. Victory bonds
considered. 5000 down. balance terms.
J. II. Nowatny. Lenors. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-31
wANTED-FEMALE HELP.

WANTED omcu 10 make shirts. EahF
shirt Factory, 80 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-31

WANTED Dining room and lunch coun-
"r -lr.~ with err without experience. $40
mo. board and room. free transportation
rh3itc' az advancement women for city ana
'"uhii} homes, chamber maids: cooks :;
rstanrJui Kitchen helpers pastry cook
! urmau employment office. iOG West Sth.
" Az Elf Waitress and lunch counter
girls Tor our houses. Salary to start $40
p'r month, room and board; no experience
..,-S'rN Apply manager. Fred Harvey,
santa lie station.
Nftii-t;ir for general honsework
81 .r"' me position for right party. Cali
l..' Topeka ave PhuUc 1890.
WANTED White woman to TAKE charge
't ,"iiar department. TOpekn Laundry
TO-. Second and Quincy.
WANTED Experienced house Keeper for
~. "l"i""" hotel 81" mo-, hoard and room.
nI,nsh Employment office, 100 W. sth,
An lEb Young lady for cashier work
Amply to Mr.. Morehead. Dihble Gro. 20.
south side
w N iEi'-Iady IN operation department.
SUPERIOR Cleaning and pycinG Co, OIL
WITH. lIousekccper. family Of 4. all
Er""H Must have good references viii
~. sn'7i wages. Phone 2l1l.
~ I'D Woman for general housevork
a.. "''' or rol"red. mornings only. Phone
tn FIST Desirable position and good
qnircf- santa Fc Watch Co.
WillIE WOMAN for kitchen helper: must
10" nf7t Y. W. g. A.
" Il'-0nc waitress aud one dish
.Nn"r Rogers Cafe. 1OO1 Kansas ave
WAITED Eagles cigar factory
'">-'io Jackson st.
-, Nrit girl for general house
NJ ~ Waitress Cremerie restaur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-31
rYPEwRMEKs.
MACHINE SHOPS


Law y MOWERS sharpened. factory ms-
chime process. Howard Machine Shous
Phone 1871
GENERAL machine work. tool aud nj.
mskin2 tempering and ease harsIersnz
9Th and Holiday ste
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-31

First published in Topeka State Journal
Wednesday March II, 1870
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-31

L. W. WILSON-Ffrc. tornado. Mate LA Il
insurance Phone S3G PC Columbian BIdr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-31
Suburban Home

Ten-acre tract joining Topeka close
in. fine Groom modern house, cleo
trio pumping system. 2 barns, fine
poultry house. separate runs, lots of
fine fruit. This tract is nearly all in
alfalfa now. owner going to Cali
fornia. You can buy il now for
$4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-31
Highland Park

Three lots. Groom bungalow style,
fine porches, electric lights, city water,
cement basement, garage and other
buildings, near schools, on car line.
Big bargain, $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-31
FOR sALE-LIvEsTOCk
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR SALE-MISCEI.I.A
FOR SALE-1O,0Oo IT. iron pipe ranging
from q inches to III inches in diameter.
Ia cents per pound. Kansas Coal Co.,
N. z. corner Third and Jackson. Phone
1903.
FREE DIRT.
from 1924 Topeka Ave. Phone Sc. Clarence
Skinner.
PENDRY'S BO0KsToRE,- lis West. Sixth.
Thousands book bargains. new and used.
"SCHOOLBooKS FOR LESS"
WANTED-Watch repairing. MaiB springs
75e: -cieaued 75c. All work guaranteed.
Armstrong. Jewelry Co. -429 Kansas ave.
LARGE roll top office desk. good condi-
ton, $50 Morrison Optical company, CT
Kansas ave.
BRICK AND STONE for Immediate sale at
113 f. 9th St. by Tom Smith. Phone 1lo3.
JOURNAL ROUTE-For sale, close in. See
Wesley Bunce. sos Clay. Phone Blue 1I09.
FOR SALE-One organ. one dining table,
four chairs. cheap. 102G North Jackson.
FOR SALE-Lady's dress. blue serge,
never worn. 5171a Van Buren,.
500 ALARM CLOCKS $1-50 at Wheeler's.
lis East 4th st
FOR sALE--Alfalfa hay. Call phone 1885
FOR SALE-One Is Harley-Davidson.
$225. 1401 Kansas ave.
" IsIJF -S5
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06
Girls Girls-Gir1s. Movie Supply Endless

The supply of extra girls seems
endless. If the call gees out for ten
girls or thousand to appear in big
scene more than the number required
can always be secured without the
slightest difficulty.
One day the girls will appear in
evening clothes as guests at a social
function or as part of the audience at
the Metropolitan Opera House. A few
days later they may appear as Apache
girls in a Partisan cafe, or as enter
tanners in western dance hall. Some
of the screen wise" extra girls know
all about makeup and carry their own
cosmetic boxes, while others must be
made-up by assistant directors pro-
vided for the purpose. But there are
very few of them who do not hope
some day to have their own dressing
rooms, their own directors and see
their names in electric bulbs in front
of cinema palace.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06

Every day on the Universal City lot
may be found hundreds of young girls
who aspire to stellar prominence on
the screen. Doubtless the ambitions
of some of these some day will be
realized, while others will remain "ex-
tras" until their ardor is dampened
by repeated disappointments.
Many of the extras" come from
good families, have good homes, ami
work in the movies for the fun of the
experience. Others are star-worship-
pers, who are thrilled by the oppor.
tunity of working in picture with a
famous player. Still others seek the
employment as an easy means of earn
ing five to ten dollars a day, never
hoping to progress beyond that limita-
ton, and the rest are really ambitious
girls, with a latent spark of talent,
which will some day be discovered by
an astute director.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06
Spraying Controls
Peach Leaf Curl

Satisfactory and effective control OF
the destructive fungus disease, known
as peach leaf curl, is more readily Sc
cured by fall spraying than by treat
ments at any other time of the year.
Several reasons conspire in favo-
of fall treatment, namely, greater ease
of hauling spray outfits in the orchard,
less rush of work at that season, spray
outfits are usually in working condi.
ton, but best of all is the greater con-
trcl of the disease.
Experiments carried out by the Bu-
reau of Plant Industry, Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture, show re-
cuction of leaf curl disease by spray
ing to only IL per cent of infection,
while so per cent of the disease
showed on spring sprayed trees using
the same strength of lime-sulfur solu
ton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06
Wonderful Collection Of Franklin Imprints
Presented TO University of Pennsylvania
Collection Includes All But Four Copies of the Famo
"Poor Richards Amanack"

The unique and valuable collection
of Benjamin Franklin imprints has
been presented to the University of
Pennsylvania by the Curtis Publishing
Company, Of Philadelphia, Pa. The
Curtis collection contains all but four
of the thirty-four issues of Poor Rich
ards Almanac. Sixteen years ago q
single number-that of 1739-was SOLD
at auction for $685.. Minutes of the
Lancaster Conference in 1862, the
the Treaty With the Six Nations in
1742, and the Treaty of 1744 have
brought from $500 to $500 at auction
sales, and of the second of those but
six copies are known.
Twelve of the fourteen treaties
printed by Franklin are included. OF
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06
More Good
Horses Needed

The thing most needed in the pro-
duction of work horses for American
farms is greater care in the selection
of the stallion and the brood mare,
say animal husbandry experts of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture who have been studying the
present situation with respect to horses.
Not only was there net decrease
of approximately $4,000 in the num-
Der of horses on farms on January
list, as compared with year ago, pNt
the experts are of the opinion that
there has been an even more marekd
decrease in the number of mares brei
during 1919. The extent of this de-
crease can not be actually determined
until the colt crop of 1920 is estimated.
However, if the decline in breeding
is as great as conditions now indicate,
the country will be confronted with
a seriously depleted supply of good
horses within the next few years.
Many farmers are using up their
work stock without making any pro
vision for the future Such policy is
short-sighted and will have serious re-
suits, according to Department of
Agricultural representatives. The
present need is to increase the per
centage of efficient horses by careful
selection of parents. One of the prin,
cipal factors from which the market
is suffering is the breeding of too many
low-grade work animals. There is a
strong demand for high-class horses,
at good prices the department says.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06
Experimenting
to Combat Fowl
Diseases

Poultry raising is one of the largest
industries in the country. The losses
from poultry diseases, although ind.
vidually relatively small, are collect
lively gigantic.
The Bureau of Animal Industry,
Pennsylvania Department of Agricul'
tu1e, is giving serious attention to the
study of the diseases affecting fowl.
In addition to field experiments car
ried out on f1ocks in different local.
ties over the State, model hen house
has been provided at the Bureau La
tocatory in Philadelphia for the pur-
pose of carrying on these experiments.
Roup, one of the most important CT
these diseases, is now being thoroughly
studied. The method of vaccinating
against this disease recommended By
a number of investigators is beinG
tried out in number of flocks.
Many times the unhealthy condition
of a flock has been found to be due
to overcrowding, unsanitary housing
conditions, etc. The Bureau therefore
urges that poultry men give these con
Gitions more consideration and thus
minimize their losses from disease.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06

the first of those but one other copy
is extant-that in the possession Of
the Historical Society.
The first and last books printed by
Franklin are numbered among the COL
lection, as well as many other varieties.
A copy of the catalog of the Library
Company in 1857, of which but one
other example is known, has been sold
at auction for as high as $3.50. No
other collection is known which con-
tains any of the following: Mlstiche
and Sehr Geheyme Sprueche, 1880:
the Minister of Christ, 1882; Instruc
lions for Right Spelling, 1897; Char
tiers of the Province and City, 1741,
The Querists, 1741; Brief Life, 1851;
Country Almanack for 1852 and 1857.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06

arse manures should not be
ed down late in the spring, as they
ase the i'll effects of drouth. De.
vegetation, we'll mixed with the
Increases the soils water-holding
ity, but undecayed material in
bttom of the furrow is harmful.
strawy manure, made immedi-
before the time for breaking a
preferably carried over in a
red shed until a later season o.
ar.
N manure has been spread upon
in the fall or early winter, it
quickly after the blowing, anil
resistance to drouth. When it
red down, the ground is kept
rous, and the presence Of plant
d moisture at or near the depth
ing encourages deeper roofing
5, and thus indirectly assists
Withstand dry weather. II
ing is good in character, leav,
furrow-slice partly on edge.
lifting the harrow to mix part
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06
Durability of Manure

Tests of the durability of manure
in the soil involve some certain factors,
but we are interested only in the eff
fects of applications. These effects
may continue for long term of years,
and an example will illustrate. Land
may be too infertile to make good
clover sod. If good dressing of
manure be given half the land, afford
ing proper conditions. for making a
sod, the result will be heavy growth
of clover, while the seeding on the
unmanured half will be nearly fail.
ure. If no manure or fertilizer be
used in the crop rotation, the proba-
bility is the MANFRED portion of the
field will make a fairly good sod.
How much this success may be due
to the remains of the manure, and
how much is attributable to the effect
of the clover and to better bacterial
life introduced and favored by the ma
nure, no one knows. Probably the
greater part of the benefit comes only
indirectly from the manure applied
three or four years previously. Hall
of the field may thus be lifted out of a
helpless state and remain out of it for
a long term of years, while the other
half grows only poorer. A probable
illustration of this lasting indirect eff
feet may be seen in one of the plats
in the soil fertility experiments on
the Pennsylvania experiment station
farm.
Experiments at the Rothamstead sta
ton, England, show some lasting re-
suits from applications of manure.
Director Hall cites the case of one
plat of grass land which was highly
manured each year from 1856 to 1868,
and has since been left unmanureG.
In 1854 this plat gave double the yield
of an adjoining plat which had been
left unmanured during the 8 years. in
1865 the plat, last MANFRED in 1865,
gave over double the yield of the I'M
MANFRED. In the following 10 years
it's yield was a half more than that OF
the unmnured. In the next 10 years
the yield was quarter more. In the
next ten years it fell to 6 per cent
more than the plat that had received
no manure in the beginning of the ex-
pertinent. In the following 10 years
il rose to Is per cent. Here is last,
ing effect of manure for over 40 years
where grass was grown continuously.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06

cation brings the value per ton up to
$2.41. These applications are made
twice in four years.
Reinforcement With Minerals
A ton of mixed manure in the stable
contains about 10 pounds of nitrogen,
| 8 pounds of phosphoric acid, and 10
pounds of potash This makes the
percentage of nitrogen and potash the
same, while the percentage of phos-
phoric acid is only half as high. A
commercial fertilizer Of such percen.-
ages would be esteemed a badly bal
anced one. Certainly the phosphoric
acid should be relatively high, as this
constituent of plantfood runs low in
the soil. If SO pounds of IA per cent
acid phosphate were added to each ton
of manure while it is being made in
the stable, pounds of phosphoric
acid would be added, making the per-
centage in the manure a little higher
than that of the nitrogen and the pot
ash A better balance is given to the
fertility. There cannot be any loss
in this purchased plant-food if the
stable floor is tight. Fermentation
cannot drive it off, and when applied
| to the soil it is tightly held. Practi-
cally no phosphoric acid is found in
!rainage waters. Eight tons of manure
thus REINFORCED would contain the
same amount of plant-food as ton
of fertilizer having per cent nitro
gen, per cent phosphoric acid, and 4
| per cent potash. The addition of the
| so pounds of acid phosphate per ton
does not bring the phospboric acid
content up as high relatively as in
most commercial fertilizers, but it
helps. The total amount in the 8 tons
manure may be sufficient, and the
greater part of the total has sufficient
ly immediate availability, while the
manure must undergo decomposition,
and some of the nitrogen and potash
does not become available within the
year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-06
Heavy Applications

When the farm supply of manure is
small, applications should be light.
The manure should not be the de-
pendence for plant food on part
of a field or a single field of the farm,
under such circumstances. 1t is more
profitable to give light dressing tn
to make a fertilizing crop grow, and
a very few tons per acre can assist
greatly. when rightly used. The ma
nure is needed to furnish bacteria to
the soil, and small amount per acre
is useful for the purpose. Always
there is temptation to use all the ma
nure on field convenient to the barn,
and to concentrate it on sufficiently
small area to make good yield sure.
The loss to the farm in this method
is heavy. The thin spots and the thin
fields have first right to the manure
as top dressing, and six tons per
acre will bring larger returns per ton
than IL tons per acre. At the Pennsyl-
vania experiment station the land re-
ceiving 10 tons of manure per acre
in the common four years rotation of
corn. oats. wheat, and mixed clover
and grass gives added returns Of
s1.es ton. while an application Of 3
tons pays sI.S5 ton, and 6-ton applI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-26

feet to make til en- pay . premium fos
employment. they cannot wear the
clothing after they have left tho serv'
ice. 1t is against the law for q per
son not member Of the forceto wear
Ia policeman's uniform. So that an
applicant for q position on the police
force faces the possibility Of paying
a large sum of money, for a uniform
that will be Of no value to him at all
in case by some rAischance he serves
only . few weeks or months. It is
known as a fact that many men are
deferred from applying for police pc,
sitions bed use they Will be compelled
to szp.nd e to them large sums nee
essary for equipment. It would be a
good investment for the District to
pay for uniforms. at least upon en-
trance into the service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-26
All Other States.
The District Government.

With Miss Boardrnan's induction
into Office yesterday the District gov
eminent is now for the first time in
nearly a year fully organized. 1t has
two civilian Commissioners and one
engineer Commissioner. Commission.
err Hendrick is president Of the board
and has charge of certain branches Of
the work, while Miss .Boardman takes
over certain other branches and Col.
Kutz remains as before supervisor Of
all the engineering works.
In the public statements Of the new
Commissioners there is spirit Of ap-
probation of the work to be accom-
plished to bring the District up to
the ideal of municipal organization
that its people have long entertained.
These new officials face a difficult task.
They must now frame their estimates
for submission to Congress. hampered
as in the past by the statutory limita-
ton combining their recommendations
will find when they come to the point
Of recommendation that they must cut
out numerous worthy projects of per-
manent improvement recommended to
them by their subordinates. They must
reduce proposed allotments Of the
funds for salary increases.
If the District could spend all its
tax money. on an equitable basis Of
federal contribution to capital main
tenance. and could anticipate future
revenues by appropriation beyond i'm
mediate income on large works chiefly
benefiting posterity it could be brought
up to the mark of municipal efficiency
and development in a short time. But
Congress will not permit this pro-
cedure. The District must co1tinue
as in the past-unless the laws are
soon chansed-to hold its own at best
without gaining on the arrears that
have resulted from long-continued in
adequacy OF appropriation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-26
Physical Drill for Clerks.

Members Of the federal employees
union are advocating the establish
ment Of a system Of setting-up exer-
cises for the clerks in the departments
as means Of lessening the risk Of
pulmonary affections. This is an ex-
cellent plan. 1t will be a good in
vestment for the government to grant
the time necessary every day for this
sort Of relaxation. During the war
when there was q great congestion Of
Office workers here. particularly in the
temporary buildings, exercise periods
were established and the clerks were
in some cases compelled to leave the
rooms and go out into the open air.
Some groups were put through physi-
cal exercises at such times. Undoubt-
eddy much benefit was derived from
these regular remissions from desk
duty.
1t is pointed out by those who pro-
pose the plan now that there are in
all the departments and bureaus for
mer members Of the military and naval
services who are competent to direct
these exercises. 1t would be easy to
organize the recreational groups
throughout the government service
and the chances are that the sick
leave" would be reduced in all the
Offices by a considerable percentage.
Most Of the affections, which cause
absence from duty are Of pulmonary
nature, and these can be largely avoid.
ed through proper breathing and espe'
cially through exercise. Given whole.
some and well guided physical move.
ments and plenty Of fresh air and the
departmental health will be greatly
advanced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-26

a separate government. The non.
militarists were opposed to Joining the
allies, and the outcome Of it was that
the north and south have been at each
others threats ever since.
In 1919 President Sun Yat-sen en-.
deavored to reconvene the old legal
parliament, in an attempt to reunite
the whole Of China. and to have the
"twenty-one demands" abolished by 1t.
The north Of China, under Tuan Chi
jul, however, refused to agree to this
restoration and withdrew its delegates.
Since then the south Of China has be-
come broken into two warning. fac
tons. and in the north Of China sew
eral militarist parties have sprung UP,
and have gathered hundreds Of thou
sands of adherents, and are battling
with each other from time to time.
China is thus divided against itself.
the south Of China divided in turn
against itself, the north Is a chaos Of
entangled intrigue. 1t is no. wonder
that the nation is overlooking with
despair and discoura cement. that thou
sands are dying daily Of starvation.
that women are selling their children.
and men are selling themselves into
slavery, and every one Is distracted
and knowing not where to turn for
help. Because in a nation with 30
vast a population some discipline and
order is vital.
All this Is the outcome Of the "twen-
ty-one demands" And China at this
time is looking to US to solve this
great question. to reunite their coun-
try.
In 1900 a short note from John
Hay. then Secretary Of State. put
China on its feet and avertsd the
great catastrophe Of the partition Of
that country. and remembering that,
the Chinese put their last hope in us,
and have faith that we can perform
the miracle Of saving them in these
tragic days.