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TO FILE MORE SUITS Bridge Company Will Try to Make Counties Pay for Alleged Infringement. STATE WILL FIGHT THE CASE Officials Insist Principles in Contro versy Were in Use Long Before . Claimants Were Born. S. N. Hawkes, assistant attorney general, was notified recently that another lot of lawsuits over alleged infringements of bridge patents will be brought in Kansas shortly. E. M. Drury of Chicago, representing an en gineering concern of .New York, is drawing the papers for the suits. The suits will be brought against several counties and cities for alleged in fringements of so-called Thatcher pat ents and to collect royalties. The state already has a big suit over the Luten patents, which are quite similar to the Thatcher patents and all are for reinforced concrete bridges. There is some variation in the plans of the two men for building bridges, but the principles involved are practically the same and the state insists that the principles were in use hundreds of years before Luten or Thatcher was born. Most of the bridge companies have obtained the right to use the patents and pay the regular royalties. tut many of the counties have been hit so hard by the bridge companies that they are building the bridges them selves. This really has been the cause of the lawsuits, as the bridge companies want to "back fire" on the counties. WILL FIGHT HOG CHOLERA State to Establish Experimental Plants in Cowley and Saline Coun ties To Follow Federal Plan. The state of Kansas is going to do hog cholera experimental work in Cowley and Saline counties. For some time the government has been main taining an experimental plant in Mar shall county. J. H. Mercer, state live stock sanitary commissioner, went to Marysville recently to inspect the plan of operation and 'will go to Saline and Cowley counties and organize similar associations as quickly as possible. The farmers in Marshall county are or ganized into a hog cholera eradication association. They handle their hogs under the direction of a government veterinarian, who sees to the inocula tion of each animal and the condition of the pens. Similar organizations will be offered to the farmers in the, two counties under the supervision of state veterinarians. . If the plan is success ful the work, will be extended to the entire state. It has been estimated that not less than two million dollars' worth of hogs die in Kansas each year from the cholera. The cholera serum has greatly reduced the losses of for mer years and it is believed that pre ventive measures properly followed by the-farmers will entirely eradicate the disease from the state. - Queer Light in Sky. Excited tele phone inquiries from a radius of fifty miles were received at Junction City recently, demanding to know the source of the strangeJight that was visible in the eastern sky. Queries from Abilene and numerous smaller towns nearby wished to know if the light was caused by a military aero plane from Fort Riley on a night man euver. There is no aeroplane at the post, however, and the strange .light which appeared to be in constant mo tion over a limited radius is a mystery. -tt Bugs Held Up a Train. Millions of tiny bugs caused great inconvenience the other night and became a pest in a number of places. They were so small they went through screen wire with ease. A Missouri Pacific train from Wichita ran into a' drove near Salina and was compelled to slow down for several miles. - - Stole Hogs From Train. Charles B. Fink, who says his home is at Ottawa, was arrested at Manhattan recently on a charge of stealing hogs from a freight train. He. confessed. Lightning Killed Farmer. James Whitford, living about two miles west of Garnett, was struck by lightning and killed the other afternoon. He was 24 years old. He was working in the field at the time the bolt struck him. Boy's Foot Shot Off. The right leg and foot of Willard Boyer of Niles, aged 1-H 'was entirely shot a way at Salina recently. Vernon Gallion, aged 13, was out hunting with Boyer when the gun went off accidentally. Big Pasture ""Sold. A real estate deal Involving one of the largest tracts of pasture land to .exchange hands in Chase 'county recently 'has been closed in the sale of fifteen hundred acres to William Mercer of Clements. The land, which lies three miles south of Clements, was owned by W. T. Smith. The consideration was 122,000. Stole Forty Suits. Forty suits of clothing were stolen from the Hughes store at Pratt the other night. Twenty-five dollars reward is offered for the thieves. WILL CARRY CASE TO COURT J." D. Botkin, Former Warden of Stats Penitentiary, to Fight charges Filed Against Him. The attorneys for J. D. Botkin, war den of the Kansas penitentiary, lost out in their preliminary skirmishes before the legislative commission and practically served notice on the legis lative committee that there would be a lawsuit in the supreme court if the findings were adverse to Botkin. The attorneys for the warden filed three motions questioning the juris diction of the commission and asking that certain sections of the charges be stricken out or made more definite and certain. All were overruled. It was set up that the legislature of 1911-. in enacting the general ouster law, had provided a single remedy for the removal of officials. When these motions were out of the way the commission began the ex amination of B. D. Jones, a cellhouse officer in the prison. Jones brought the original charges against Botkin. He was discharged by Botkin in Oc tober, 1913. On the examination by the members of the commission, Jones said he and several other officers had been discharged for political reasons. He also asserted that officers at the prison became angry at each . other and would curse each other before the prisoners and refuse to speak, .and that these actions tended to break down the discipline in the prison. Jones also told the commission that prisoners were allowed to go outside the prison walls and work for persons not connected with the prison. One of the gags that hd been used in the prison to quiet unruly prison ers was exhibited at the hearing. Jones asserted he never had used it and never had used one like it. TAKE FARM COURSE TO HOME Extension Department of the State Agricultural College Plans Movable School for This Year. A college course in agriculture and home economics, not only for the boys and girls, but for the men and women who are engaged in the actual work of managing the farms and homes of Kansas, is the new line of work which will be conducted by the extension di vision in the Kansas State Agricultur al College this fall. This college course will be taught by a movable college which will go from place to place in the state, upon petition from the people of the community. It will be known as an extension school. From November 1 to March 1, the season set apart for this work, the schedule is almost complete. The instructional work in this mov able college consists of six lectures each day for five days. The movable college opens Monday morning and closes Friday evening. For the men three courses of ten lectures- each are given. All of the different phases of agriculture cuch as crops, soils, live stock, dairying, farm architecture, will be treated. The home economics work for the women will consist of lectures and demonstrations of meats, breads, vege tables, menu making, table setting and serving, besides a course in sew ing, color and design, the alteration of patterns, and pattern drafting. The faculty for this movable college have been chosen very carefully. A. S. Neale, who will present the work in dairying and farm buildings, is in charge of the school. Dr. C. A. Pyle, a graduate veteri narian, will have charge of the work in animal husbandry. Miss Marion Broughten will give instruction in foods and their prep aration. She is a graduate of the col lege and of Leland-Stanford univer sity. Miss Winifred Fortney, a gradu ate of Drexxel college, and a school of dress design in "Philadelphia, will have charge of the sewing. - -x Towns to Light Up. Attica, Ar gonia, Milan and Mayfield, small towns along the Panhandle division of the Santa Fe, west of Wellington, are going to have electric lights. At tica voted $30,000 bonds for a muni cipal light and water plant recently, and Argonia, Milan and Mayfield city councils accepted a proposition from the Wellington Light Plant to take electricity from it for their "White Ways." - -K Mine Strike Enaed. The strike of twelve hundred miners employed by the Sheridan Coal Company and sub sidiary companies near Pittsburg, has been settled. The terms of the settle ment are not announced. District of ficers of the United Mine Workers of America have been in conference with John P. White, international presi dent, at Indianapolis.. "The strike 'be gan August 2. - ' v -tr Boy Dies of Rabies. The 9-year-old son of Elder B. B. Jewells died of rabies at Melvern recently. Six other persons were bitten by the dog at the same time, about a month ago. - - Burned When - Gasoline Explodes Lloyd White,..p,prietor of a-reta.il store at Parsons, was carrying a can of Gasoline-$$ist a':lighted stove when the can exploded. The burning liquid was thrown over White, setting his clothing afire. Other m.en.tn the room tore the1 clothing from him.' He was severely, bunted from ,ttie waist down. Miner Killed at Franklin. Robert Austin, a shotfirer. was lulled in an explosion in Mine No. 15 of the West ern Coal and Muling Company at Franklin the other night. U.S.MAY RULE HAITI Draft of Proposed Convention Now Before Congress of Island Republic. IMMEDIATE ACTION IS ASKED American Government Plans to Con trol Customs and Finances Must Not Cede Territory. Port tu Prince, Haiti. Aug. 27. The Vmerican government has addressed the government of Haiti, expressing its desire that there be accepted with out delay the draft of a convention for ten years under which there shall be established an effective control of Haitian customs as well as adminis tration of the finances of the country under a receiver-general and Ameri can employes. Under the terms of the convention both municipal and rural police are to be natives; under the command, how ever, of American officers. The plan includes the arrangement of the debts of Haiti to foreigners and an engagement to cede no Haitian territory to any foreign power except the United States. The Haitian government is request ed to reply to this communication not later than noon of Wednesday. Haitians Hold Back. Washington, Aug. 2.j. The Haitian government has been slow in replying to the communication of the American government and accordingly the Amer ican charge d'affaires handed to the Haitian authorities a note granting a delay until tomorrow noon. so that the senate and chamber of deputies might vote on a resolution authorizing the executive power to sign the con vention with, the United States. The gunboats Sacramento and Mari etta today were ordered to Haiti, the Xavy Department announced today, subsequent to Admiral Caperton's ad vice that there might be fresh out breaks among the natives. U. S. Will Force Settlement. Now that action has become neces sary, the Washington administration does not intend to leave Haiti to her own resources again until necessary steps have been taken to prevent a recurrence of the events of the last eight years, in which the little repub lic has had eight presidents most of them successful revolutionists has been in constant trouble with her for eign debts and has been unable to guarantee the safety either of her own people or of foreigners. A high official of the administration explained today that the present time of reconstruction had been deemed the opportune time to press the proposed treaty, and that the sole object was to place the Haitian people in charge of their own destinies. It was declared that ten years would suffice to give the islanders a realization of the ad vantages of permanent, honest govern ment, free from revolutionary oppo sition by selfish politicians. SUNK AFTER 4 HOURS' CHASE British Freighter Surrendered to Sub marine After Three of Crew Were Killed by Shell. Queenstown, Aug. 24. The Lam port & Holt liner Diomed has been sunk by a German submarine. The captain, quartermaster and steward were killed by shells fired by the sub marine in a pursuit of four hours. An officer of the Diomed, who land ed here today with other survivors, said two submarines were sighted. According to his report, they were rigged with dummy funnels. One of them, this officer asserts, subjected the Diomed to a heavy shell fire. The liner attempted to escape, but surrendered after being pursued four hours. Two boats were lowered and forty-nine members of the crew got away, taking with them the body of the captain. Shortly afterwards one boat was swamped. Two Englishmen and five Chinese were drowned. The others were picked up by the second, boat. A BULGAR-TURK1SH TREATY Berlin, Aug. 24. The Overseas News Agency today gave out the fol lowing: "Official reports from Sofia and Con stantinople state that Turkey and Bul garia have signed a new.-treaty, Tur key granting Bulgaria her desired di rect railroad connection with the sea. and Bulgaria agreeing, to observe a benevolent neutrality, if not more.' 'This demonstrates the definite failure of the efforts of the entente powers to revive the alliance of. the Balkan states and induce them to join In the war against Turkey.' ' Village Consumed by Fire. i Bellingham, .Wash.. Aug. -23.-Forest fire which have been -raging-in What com county claimed another village to day whan WahL' eight, miles north of Bellingham, was completely wiped lout. .' .. . Mason City Gets $250,000 Building. Mason- City. - la. '-Aug. 23. Two hundred and -fifty -thousand dollars was voted for the erection of :a Modern Brotherhood of American building at Mason City ty the national convention In badsion f t St, Louis. That Knife-Like Pain Have you .a lame back, aching day and night? Do you feel aharp pains after stooping? Are the kidneys sore? Is their action irregular? Do you have headaches, backaches, rheumatic pains, feel tired, nerv ous, all worn-out? Use Doan's Kid ney Pills the medicine recom mended by so many people in this locality. Read the experience that follows: .. ; ' A Kansas Case Bernard Davis. 119 E. Tenth St.. Eldo rado. Kan., m a. y s ; "For about a year and a half I had kid ney disease and was in bad shape. My back pained me ter ribly and it was ail I could do to set around. The kidney secretions were un natural and painful in passage. Nothing brought me relief until I used Doan's Kidney Pills. They cured me." Cat Doaa's at Amy Star. SOe a B DOAN'S VJiilV rOSTBUflLBURN CO. BUFFALO, N. T. 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Judge What have you to say . for yourself? ' ' Woman Nothing, your hoonr. If it -was lace or jewelry, I might plead kleptomania, but we can't try that when it's bread. Orchids. The. exportation of orchids, from the Philippine islands is increasing. In March, 1914,, 10,000 plants were con signed to a San Francisco ' firm and arrived in excellent condition.' Dur ing May 5,000 plants were shipped to the same firm. The consignments included four varieties Sollerians, Amabiles, Studianas and Sanderians. These United States. The Tjnited States has 3.000.000 square miles of territory, 1,903,000.000 acres of land. There are 878,000,000 acres of land in the farms of the coun try, but 478,000,000 acres of this area are unimproved and unproductive. Its Kind. ' "I see where they have a little Thim ble theater to New York: What kind of plays have they?"' "Oh, I dare say, they are .sew, sew." If there is anything more misleading than the average guaranty, we would gladly give up a nickel to see a mov ing picture of It. WILL AEROPLANES STOP WAR Orville Wright Is Moved to Say He Like to Think So, . Anyhow. . Did you ever stop to think that there Is a very definite reason why the present war In Europe has dragged along for a year with neither ' side gaining much advantage over the other? The reason, as 1 figure it out. is aeroplanes, Orville Wright writes in Collier's. In consequence of the scouting work done by the flying ma chines, each side knows exactly what the opposition forces are doing. There is little chance for one army to take- another by surprise. Napoleon won wars by massing his troops at un expected places. The aeroplane has made that impossible. It has equal ized information. Each side has such complete knowledge of the other's movements that both sides are obliged To crawl Into trenches and fight by means of slow, tedious routine rather than by quick, spectacular dashes. My impression is that before the present war started the army experts expected it to be a matter of a few weeks or, at most, a few months. Today it looks as if it might run into years before one side can dictate' terms. Now. a nation that may be willing to undertake a war lasting a few months may well hesitate about engaging in one that will occupy years. The daily cost of a great war Is of course stupendous. ' When this cost runs on for years the total is likely to be so great that the side which wins nevertheless loses. War will become prohibitively expensive. And the scouting work in flying machines will be the predominating factor, as it seems to me, in bringing this about. I like to think so, anyhow. The Invitation. "Hello. Mabel!" "Oh, hello, George:" "How are you, Mabel?" "Just fine! How're you. George?" "Same. Say, Mabel, let's go through the park this afternoon. What say?" "Well ah-ah ahem I I ah I'm kind of well, I'm kind of tired, George." "Then you won't go?" ',' ' y "I'm so sorry, but, George, you tin- George, dear?" "Yes, I guess so. I suppose I'll have to ride with someone else, then." "Ride?" "Yes; my new tight-cylinder road ster came this morning." "Oh. George! Did it really? Isn't that Just splendid? Say ah George. I guess I'm not as tired as I thought I was." "Well, I wouldn't take any chances If I were you, Mabel. It doesn't pay. I'll take someone else." "But really, dear, I'm not tired a bit. Honestly." "It's sweet of you to say that, but I don't want to take advantage of your kindness. Good-by, Mabel." Mabel slammed the receiver vicious ly on the hook. "Darn it!" she mut tered. "Why didn't he say so in the first place?" Michigan Gargoyle: i Another Little Bedtime Story. "Good gracious!" cried Peter Rab bit, "what is the cause of that uproar going on up in the air? 'There' That was the S. O. S. call! Somebody must be in trouble, and " "Oh, that is old Doc Stork," replied Sammy Jay. "He is carrying twins to the wildcat's house, and the dear lit tle strangers do not wish to go." Kansas City Star. Some hOrses are better mud runners than others.. It is so with human be ings. . Even after a man swears off he is apt to keep right on swearing. OTHER OF cnunni nini UUUUUL unit. Tells How Lydia EL Pinkh&m'. Vegetable Compound Re stored Her Daugh- ter Health. Plover, Iowa. "From a small child my 13 year old daughter had female weakness. I spoke to three doctors about it and they did not help her any. LydU EL Tinkham'a Vegetable Com pound had been of great benefit to me. so I decided to have her give it a trial. She has taken five bottles of the Vege table CVkmrwiiinrl ac cording to directions on the bottle and she is cured of this trouble. She was all run down when she started taking the Compound and her periods did not come right. She was so poorly and weak that I often had to help her dress herself, but now she is regular and is growing strong and healthy." Mrs." mAKiia xitviti, f lover, lowa Hundreds of such letters expressing gratitude for the good Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable 'Compound has accom plished are constantly being received, proving the reliability of this grand old remedy. If you are ill do not drag along and continue to suffer day in and day out but at once take Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vege table Compound, a woman's remedy for woman's ills. If you want special ad-rice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi dential) Lynn, Mass. Yonr letter will be opened, read and answered by Woman and held in strict confidence. 1 ' uxy,i 7 PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM A toilet preparmtioa of merit. Helps to ral icste dandruff. For 1 astasia Color and Sosmty toGrar or Fadad HsJr. 60c and il.i4 St Prmrtrlsta. Books and Bangs. John Kendrick Banks, author of "A Houseboat on the Styx," and "Coffee and Repartee," who is spending the summer at his camp in Maine,' said in an interview last week: ."People should own and read books just as they should seek friendships, and try to understand their friends. JA book mat one nas come to Know, ana to love, is one of- the truest of friends. In my library in Maine are not many books, but none the less Lincoln walks there with me; Emerson is my' friend; Balzac and Dumas are permanent dwellers at my side; I frolic with Mark Twain there; I travel with O. Henry, and I play boyish tricks with Aldrich and Penrod ; I fence with Mon taigne,, and the great spirits of "The Spectator." :- Something Just as Good. "Let's get up a piscatorial excur sion." "Why not have iust a good old fish ing party?" It has been discovered that our sys tem of education makes children wiser than their parents. But the children are no wiser than their parents were at their age. One Left. "The fag system is - obsolete in schools now, isn't it." "Yes, except the brain fag." Speech and Silence. Speak fitly, or be silent wisely. George Herbert. Food for the Business Trenches It takes the Highest type of nerve and endurance to stand the strain the battle front of modern business. Many fail. And often the cause is primarily a physical one improper food malnutrition. It is a fact that much of the ordinary food is lacking in certain elements the mineral salts which are essential to right building of muscle, brain and nerve tissue. , Grape-Nuts FOOD and barley, contains and brain- building at- Tlf r- -rati-h- Ltl, I " made of whole wheat these priceless nerve elements in highest degree. Grape-Nuts food is easy to digest -nourishing economical delicious, and as a part of the menu of modern business men and women helps wonderfully in building up the system for strenuous demands and keeping it there. , ft There's a Reason" for GRAPE-NUTS - SoU by Grocers