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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
Lack of Capital Is Chief Cause
for Farm Failures.
Secretary of Agricul-
turaI Board Gives Statistics.
264 ACRES IN AVERAGE FARM
Graham Urges Building of Com
Portable Home on Farm.
Kansas Has Recovered From
Wartime Condition.

One of the most frequent causes
of farm failures is lack of capital to
furnish adequate machinery and live
stock, I. D. Graham, assistant secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture,
believes.
Mr.. Graham points to federal census
figures which show the American
farmer has his capital investment di-
vided IS per cent for real estate, 81
per cent for implements and 12.5 per
cent for livestock.
Average Farm 264 Acres.
The average farm in Kansas con-
tafns approximately 264 acres and IL
the proportions shown in the census
were applied in this state by a farmer
with $4,000 to invest the distribution
would be:
The farm .........$42 900
Implements ....-......,- a'25 5
! .aTb;s Gould fly tba val,,e Of the
farm at about $161 an acre and would
leave only a meager equipment of
farm implements at present prices"
Graham said. "And such a farm
ought to be made to carry more live
stock.
'fWhile the farm is a home which
should be made the best possible with
the means available, it is also and of
necessity a money making proposition
without this it cannot be a success
either as a home or a farm.
1t Becomes Top-Heayy.
IF the money is taken up with a
big house and small acreage. or with
more buildings than are necessary for
the kind of farming adopted, the
proposition becomes top-heavy and
contributes to its own failure. On
the other hand, if the place is well
stocked with farm animals OF the right
kind, it is capable of producing a rev
enue every month of the year and the
fertility necessary for future crops is
assured"
Already Kansas has shown u recov-
cry from wartime conditions by an
increase in milk COWS of 10, 600 head;
other cattle, 1000, and swine, 5000,
as compared with last year, according
to board OF agriculture reports.
I'm comparison with the facts tor
the country as a whole" Mr.. Graham
said, ''rnay be cited the result of a
recent survey of a large number of
the most successful farms in an east
ern agricultural state. According to
this survey the owners of these sue
v1ded as follows: real estate, II per
cent; livestock, 20 per cent; imple-
ments, 5. per cent; cash, per cent"
Investment of $4,000.
Applied to a $4,000 investment this
would mean that the farmer had
placed his money as shown in these
items
The farm 81, 100
implements 800
cash 400
1.-The fundamental reason why these
are the best farms in the state where
they are located" Graham said, ''is
to be found in this distribution Of the
capital investm ent. Emphasis is placed
on the working tools-livestock, cash |
and farm implements. in proportion to
the value of the FARMS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
says She Heals by Divine Power.

Ottawa, Kan, March 1S.-Claims of
healing sick by amounting with oil and
by prayer. have excited considerable
interest here. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lee, who sell goods for a living in the
day time and hold services evenings
and Sundays at Ottawa homes, claim
to have invoked the divine healing of
three persons, Mrs. Kato Cottenmyre
who suffered with rheumatism: Mrs.
Ed AngIemeyer. who had neuritis. and
the 9-months-old baby of Mr. and
Mrs Oscar West, i'll with pneumonia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18

well, Evenia, you had better go
to bed" said a mother to her daugh-
ter, Thursday night.
''AlI right, mother, I will. Good
night was the reply.
Nothing very unusual about that ex-
cept that the mother was in Topeka
and the daughter was at Roswell, New
Mexico. No, it wasn't a long distance
telephone conversation either but an
achievement of the radio-phone.
The mother was Mrs. c. NJ. Jacobs,
of Cincinnati, Ohio, who is in To-
peka visiting hes sister, Mrs. +, z.
SQuires, 1912 Tyler street. The daugh-
ter at Roswell was Miss Evenia JAG
obs.
Plans for Mrs Jacobs to talk with
her daughter, whom she has not seen
for about two years, were made by o.
A Kimball and J. P. Sweeney who
have a radio outfit known as station
r. Y. at 1912 BolIes avenue. KimbaH
and Sweeney had previously been in
communication with station y. A.
at Roswell and all was in readiness
when Mrs. Jacobs, her sister, Mrs
Squires and several other persons
gathered at the local station about 8
O. clock Thursday night
Hello mother" came clear as a
flash in the room after the two sta
lions had reported ready. 1t was Miss
Jacobs speaking at Roswell. At the
sound of her daughters voice, tears
almost came to Mrs. Jacobs eyes and
a moment lapsed before she could re-
ply. Then for thirty minutes the con-
versation continued until Miss Jacobs.
like all good daughters should, de-
cided she would carry out her moth
er's suggestion that she retire and said
goodnight.
Everything that Miss Jacobs said
was plainly and distinctly heard by
everyone in the room and also by sew
eral who were upstairs. Unfortunate
ly, however, the Topeka station is not
equipped with a phone transmitter
and Mrs. Jacobs part of the CONVEX
sation had to be transmitted by spark
signals and translated to her daughter
by the Roswell operator. Then the re-
plies would come back as plainly as If
Miss Jacobs was in the room, ana
Roswell, according to the Santa Fe,
is I'll miles from Topeka.
The radio phone which Kimball and
Sweeney own consists of a super-he-
trodyne receiver, and one one-kilowat
rotary spark transmitter covering a
transmitting range of approximately
1. 200 miles. Some time this year it is
expected to add a phone transmitter.
This will mean an additional expense
of approximately $500 but it will en-
able the station to transmit all sounds
which at present it can only receive.
Yates Center Couple Married at K. C.
Kansas City. Mo, March 1s.-Earl
T. Cotter and Miss Nellie Nliet of
Yates Center, kan, were married here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
Abilene school District Officers Meet

Abilene, Kan. March 1S-The
school district officers OF the county
had an all day meeting yesterday with
several addresses. the principal one
being by c. E. Rarick of the state
school code commission Dental in
spection which has been carried TO
every pupil in the county's schools was
discussed by DR.. z. L. Garrett dentist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
AbiIene Rotarians DING Their WIG.

Abilene, Kan, March 1S.-The Ro-
tary club tonight gave a dinner for
the wives Of members. An interesting
program including a talk on education
by Supt- w. A. Stacey was presented
and three new members were initiated.
The club has taken over the manage
ment of the boys band of the city
and will act as its sponsor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
What They Are Saying
George d. McDermott-

George 7. McDermOtt-
The Chamber Of Commerce viii do everything it
help Washburn College, any time
The TOPEKA Merchants Will back wasbun
College to the limit.
believe WasRburn deserves the support of the
churches in Topeka.
Ike Kendall
We students % sre Backing WaSBB@rn College with all our
enthusiasm and our hard earned dollars
s E. Cobb
the benefits of Washburn College.
Mai. W. P. Mclean
If &sRBan SdS d not d BRING 9Th the city thin
cia way it would still be worthy of Topekas support
The II n Sa for fG WssbBarn eapapn is the most
thorough and perfect organization with which have
cooperated.
know Topeka needs stronger Washbun
Mrs. Lutte Embleton-
The Business %ome "n IN opon TO their 3 Worldly goods
will give to the college as generously as the men,
Ralph McEntre-
The Rotary Club fully recognizes the great value of
minor consideration with u.s.
E. H. Lndey-
The State of Kansas needs Washburn.
The Topeka Alumni will do their share raising Topekas
quota of S25O,O0O.
George Fl. Whitcomb-
have sent five children through Washbun College.
Washburn College and Washbu Law School deserve your
support.
David W. NIulvane-
Washburn College has made progress in the few
years than in all its previous history.
Ray Yarnell-
president. Topeka wasfburn c1ub)
Washburn College pays larger dividends money
vested in it than any other enterprise in the city,
VIM A. Johnston
(Chief Justice Kansas
The increase of Washburs facilities viii bring prosperity
to Topeka.
J. II. Lee
of the big reasons why Topeka as nv future
home that l expect to send my boys to Washburn
College.
John L. Hersh-
1t is hard to enough in favor of Washburn-it
possible to say too much.
Mrs. c. A. Wolf
president Topeka club)
We are for Washburn.
Geo. w. Stansfield-
do not want any boy or girl to miss college education il
he can get is
J. s. Kritser-
strikes me that WashbIrn College is about the biggest
thing in town.
Arch Nj. Catlin-
my experience with benevolent ENTERPRISES
have assisted worthier Washburn College
DIR. A. E. Gregory
First Congregational ChurcIA)
The greatest thing Congregatonasm for Topeka
was the founding of Washburn College
Help Washburn to help Topeka
haveSs 100000:
SS0O0OO more endowment
EIo increase income $4,000 year)
More
Improved heating
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18

Wife Fails to Get Meal for Four Years
Independence, Kan, March 10
John c. Leach has filed a suit for di-
vorce. He alleges that his wife. Mari
Leach, has not cooked him a break
fast in four years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
VOICE HEARD I'll MILES

"Good Night" Spoken by Daugh-
ter in New Mexico Heard by
Mother in Topeka Via Radio
Phone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
RECORD OF DEATHS
Total of 2O9 Suicides in Kan
saS Last Year.
Motor Car Drivers Are BecOm-
ing More Careful.

Eight out of each 100 Kansas deaths
in 1914 total of 1,372-were the
result of external causes. Dr. Charles
H. Lerrigo, chief of the division of
vital statistics of the state board of
health, has announced.
Homicides last year numbered 1873
as compared with 50 in 1920 and an
average of 10 for the last five years.
There were zoe suicides in 1921 as
compared with 1877 in 1920 and an
average of 1876 for the five-year period.
Ninety-Six of those who took their
own lives used firearms, "A poison and
80 hanging.
Motorists More Careful.
Motor car drivers apparently are
becoming more careful. Fatal auto
mobile accidents in 1921 numbered
100 as compared with the high record
of 164 in 1920. This reduction was
made despite an increase of several
thousand in number of automobiles
Railroad accidents were second in
number of fatalities with $50, two less
estimates at least one-fourth of these
accidents were grade crossing acct
dents which might also be classified
with the automobile fatalities.
Record of Deaths.
The record of deaths produced by
external causes follows:
Suicide by poison. ...................2 200
Suicide by hanging OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 30
Suicide by drowning. .................. ii
Suicide by firearms. Observation-Disclosures. SO
Suicide by cutting. .............-....... s
Suicide by jumping OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Suicide by crushing ...-............... ,
Other suicides ......................-.
Poisoning by food. Observation-Disclosures. d
Other acute poisoning. Observation-Disclosures. 70
Burns except conflagrat ion........... IS
CONFEDERATION Observation-Disclosures. Is
Absorption deleterious gases............ 10
Accidental drowning ..................-1 01
Injury by firearms. ..-......-........... 40
Injury by cutting NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
injury Dy ran. :..........s. .1o9
Injury in mines and quarries. ......... II
Injury by machines. Observation-Disclosures. Al
Railroad accidents Observation-Disclosures $50
Street car accidents ..................-.
Automobile accidents -.,s.s.ssss &c Id
Other vehicles %
Injury by animals ....................... Al
Starvation Observation-Disclosures
Excessive cold
Effects of heat ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Lightning ..--..........--..-..-.. 10
Other electricity 10
Fractures, cause unspecified ........s.. II
Other external violence. 81
Homicide by firearms ..-....-.a..s...-1l III
Homicide by cutting -.-.........s...s..-
Homicide by other means --..........ss. Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
FORM TRADE KNOCK" CLUB

But George McDermott and
George Godfrey Moore Only
Traded Two Experiences Before
a Halt Was Called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18

1.-The fundamental reason why these
are the best farms in the state where
they are located" Graham said, ''is
to be found in this distribution Of the
capital investme nt. Emphasis is placed
on the working tools-livestock, cash
and farm implements. in proportion to
the value of the FARMS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18

Kansas City. No, March 18.-Eari
T. Cotter and Miss Nellie Vliet of
Yates Center, kan, were married here
recently.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-03-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS.

Bear Greek Mining Co.-Levied Feb
ruary o. cent, payable April to w.
J. Stratton, secretary. Wallace. De-
linquent sale April 20.
Cooperative Mining co.-Special
meeting to be held at office of Smith
& Mcintosh, Kellogg, on Wednesday,
March 3. at 1880 p. m. to elect board
of directors-W. l. Hall, secretary.
Small Hope Lease-Special meeting
to be held at office of Smith & McIn-
tosh, Kellogg, on Wednesday. March 22
at p m, to elect board of directors
w. l. Hail. secretary.
Wallace, Mining Milling & Realty
co.-Special meeting to be held in
Wallace on Saturday. April l, at Z p.
m, to vote on proposition TO change
the capital stock of the company.
ASSESS
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-03-16

Lime Greek Mining Co.-Levied Jan
T. $. Tweed. secretary treasurer, Wal
lace. Delinquent sale April l.
New Caledonia Consolidated Mining
Co.-Levied November 80. 2 mills, pay
able in installments December 30. Jan
uary 80 and February rs to NJ. w.
Emmett secretary. Kellogg. Delin-
sale March 80. Postponed to April 10.
North Bunker Hill Mining co.-Lev-
led February A. mills, payable March
6 to n T. Hardy. secretary Kellogg.
Delinquent sale April s.
Slovenian Mining co.-Levied Jan
uary rs, 1 mill, payable March 4 to
q. w. Dougherty, secretary treasurer
Wallace. Delinquent sale March 90
Syndicate Mining and Exploration
Co., Ltd.-Levied January g. 1 mill,
payable two installments. February Is.
March 15 TO Louis Stevens, secretary
Wardner Delinquent sale April 10
Silver Lode Mining & Milling Co.
Levied November 80, 1 mill, payable in
three installments December 80. Janu-
airy SO and February % to M. w Em-
NETT secretary Kellogg. Delinquent
sale March go
Silver Dale and Big Hill Mining Co.
Levied March 10, ? mills, payable April
1 to d. w. Knudson, secretary Kellogg.
Delinquent sale May 1.
Tyler Mining & Milling co.-Levied
February "a. , mills, payable April 1
to Albert Hausaman. secretary treas
urer, Burke. Delinquent sale May s.
True Fissure Mining Co.-Levied
January 2S, 1 mill. payable April to
A. II. Fox, ecretary- treasurer, Wallace.
Delinquent sale May l.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-03-16

rienced miner from a large producing
mine was employed as foreman. Nc
kinley by name. The largest timbers
put into the tunnel one day were found
crushed the following day. Miners be
came frightened at the moving ground
and some refused to work there. The
writer visited the property before the
tunnel really had become dangerous
and had just got to the face of the
adit when he heard cracking noise
He instantly told Mckinley that he
was going to get out of the hole as
speedily as his legs would carry him.
Mckinley followed and remarked:
"Oh, that noise is going on all day
long The timhers are being adjusted
to the weight of the ground and pres
sure That is why no men are work
ing here today. l think we caught up
the most dangerous ground" All the
same. the men finally refused to work
there. or course. much of the tunnel
has caved in since. leaving a part of
the Daddy in seclusion.
BIG Consolidation Possible.
No raises were made in any part of
the mine to open up new territory. nor
were there any shafts sunk to pry into
the lower levels. Enough was demon
strated however. by natural and easy
mining, that the Daddy has some ore
in reserve that will some day enrich
the camp.
Two full claims would cover, east
and west. all the surface that has been
yielding mill feed described in the
present letter and the previous one,
making it clear that under a single
with all the properties in
one company, no more tempting min
ing layout could be found in any other
mining camp No doubt a consolida-
ton could be effected by the right
parties without trouble. Ophir noun
tain is still in practically a virgin
stare. High up on the mountain a
NUMBER of locations were being de-
velOped years ago from which hand
some free gold specimens were OBJ
tanned These locations were protect
ed by assessment work by Webb Leas-
IRE of MulIan. for Moscow, Idaho.
parties. There are a number of leads
up there that outcrop sufficiently to
warrant the belief that they will go
Town indefinitely and could be tapped I
~ long tunnels. These tunnels could !
oe looked for from one strong company
hat would do mining in a mining like |
way.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-03-16
ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.

American Commander Mining &
Milling co.-Levied January 3. 1 cent.
payable February 1 to J. L. McCor-
mick, assistant secretary. Wallace.
Delinquent sale March 1. Postponed
to March 10.
Alma Ray Mining Co.-Levied De
cember 20. 1 mill. payable February 1
to c. b. Forbes, secretary. Kellogg.
Delinquent sale March l. Postponed to
April 1.
Bear Creek Mining co.-Levied
February p, 1 cent payable April TO
w. J. Stratton secretary Wallace.
Delinquent sale April %.
Blaine and Emmett Mining Co., Ltd.
Levied January 4. 21s mills payable
February 4. to r. w. Skeman. secre-
tary, Kellogg. Delinquent sale March s.
Postponed to April s.
Ben Hur Mining co.-Levied Febru-
airy z, mills payable March IS to c.
A. Heating, treasurer, Wallace. Delin-
uuent sale at Saltese, Montana, April
10.
Black Traveller Copper Mining CO.
Levied February 9. / y mills payable
March 20 to J. r. Bean. secretary
treasurer Wallace Delinquent sale
April 21
Cedar Greek Mining & Development
co.-Levied March ?. mills. payable
April 8 to William Becker. secretary
treasurer. Wallace. Delinquent sale
May 8.
Echo Mining Co.-Levied February
20, mills payable April to Mae
Eva. secretary. Wallace. Delinquent
sale May s.
Enterprise Mining co.-Levied Feb
ruary Is. 2 mills. payable March Is to
w A. Tuson. secretary. Kellogg De-
linquent sale April 10.
Friend Mining Co.-Levled January
"a. 2 mills payable February rs, to
Schierding. treasurer, S21 Lin
dele building, Spokane. Delinquent
sale March IS.
Hypothee< Mining & Milling Co.
Levied January 3. mills, payable
February to Otto A. OLSON, secre-
tary treasurer, Wallace. Delinquent
March 3. Postponed to April 1.
Imperial Mining co.-Levied March
4. 21a mills, payable April to Homer
G. Brown, secretary treasurer Wal
lace Delinquent sale May 4.
Jack Waite Mining co.-Levied on
September IS. 1 cent. payable Octo-
Der % to Chas. e. Chamberlain, sec
retary- treasurer. box 217S, Spokane.
Wash. Delinquent sale November ~.
Postponed to April 6.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-03-16

Z by searching for and opening up ore
or by making needed preparations fol
mining operations; the building OF
roads or the digging of bitches to the
claim may be considered as valid as
sessment work. This clearly refutes
the statement that the main purpose
of annual labor is to inform other
projectors that a particular area has
been located. Regardless. however OF
what weight this seemingly question
able Interpretation of the statute may
have had in the reasoning of the Cali
fornia justices. the question must be
answered: Can a claim owner lawfully
abandon one title and initiate a new
one to the same property. for the pur-
pose of evading the statute? We are
inclined to believe that few prospec-
tors desire to take advantage of a
technical point of this kind: but. if
the courts ruling is to be unheld. there
is nothing to prevent a locator from
continuing to hold his claim year after
year in many states with virtually no
work. In California a law was passed
about ten years ago that prevented a
claim owner from relocating his claim
within a period of three years after the
inhibits relocation under any circum-
stances. Both of these statutes seem
to be open to reasonable criticism. The
fact that a man has done his assess
ment work twice should not entitle
him to hold a claim thereafter by virtue
of repeated re-locations made with in
tent to avoid the performance of an
nual labor. On the other hand. the
Montana statute is too severe; the
strict enforcement of it might easily
work serious hardship on the pros
pector. Mr.. Colby has proposed that
a fair law would provide that period
of one year from the time of the legal
of a claim must elapse
before it can be relocated by the
former holder or holders This inter
val would give any other prospector
ample opportunity to stake the claim;
if no second party thought well enough
of the ground to relocate, there should
be no obstacle to the original claimant
making relocation, if he desired, at
any time after expiration of the year.
This is an excellent suggestion. not
only for the state legislature of Cali
fornia but for those of other western
states. The decision recently made is
subject to review by the supreme court
Of the United States, which must pass
upon the point before it is settled
finally.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-03-16
Relocation of Mining Claims
mining and Scientific Presso

The supreme court of California re-
Gently held that the locator of a min
ing claim who has failed to perform
the development work required by fed
eral statute may relocate his claim
Immediately after the expiration of the
assessment year and subsequently OBJ
tain title to the claim under the re-
location Mr.. William f. Colby in the
January number of the California
Law Review points out that an orig
inal locator who so desired could pre-
petuate his rights indefinitely by max
ing a brief journey to his claim on
July l of each year AS the law pro-
vides that the holder OF a claim has
the right to exclude adverse claimants
even after II o'clock noon on July 1, if
he is engaged in doing development
work, it would be possible for him to
start work during the morning of July
1, and, as soon after noon as no rivals
were in the vicinity to stop and re-
locate the claim, which technically be-
comes open for location theinstant that
he discontinues active operations. The
ruling of the supreme court of Cali
fornia makes such a procedure legal
and valid; this Interpretation permits
him to abandon his former title in
favor of himself thereby taking ad-
vantage of his own dereliction. Among
the reasons advanced by the Califor
mia justices for their decision were two
that may be mentioned. First the
statute expressly provides that upon
failure to perform the annual labor a
mining claim shall be open to re-loca-
ton as if no location of the same had
ever been made" They contend that
no distinction should be made between
the original locator and a second party.
The question arises, however, whether
immediate relocation after abandon
ment would not be void because of the
improper or Interior motive, that is,
the intention of evading lawful assess
ment work without actually relin-
gushing any right. The courts con-
illusions appear to be based partly up |
on the belief that the main purpose
of the statute requiring the perform |
ance of annual labor is to assure the |
leaving, to quote from the opinion "of
visible evidence of his claim for the |
information of other prOspectors, to |
enable them to avoid taking up the |
same ground" This view certainly is |
open to serious question. Prospectors, |
mine operators and attorneys will |
agree that the main intent of the re-
quirement for assessment work is to
promote the development of the claim, J