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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Early Flowing for Wheat.

While all wheat growers recognize
the necessity for late sowing Of wheat
to avoid, as far as possible, the raw
ages of the hessian fly, all do not see
the necessity for early preparation of
the soil. 1t is generally believed that
much of the loss from winter freez-
ing might be avoided by the early
blowing Of the ground for winter
wheat.
Early preparation of the seed bed
is easier than late plowing; it gives
one a chance to get rid of the weeds
more effectively, the seed bed may
have one or more extra borrowings or
rollings and, altogether, put in much
better condition than when the plow-
ing is done late. Then, too, should
the ground be not in the best condi-
ton at seeding time, the thorough prep
aration previous will count for a
great deal, enabling one to catch the
ground for the final narrowing and
rolling whenever it chances to be right
for such working.
The question Of varieties should also
and an excellent way is to look up the
best wheat fields in your county on
similar soil and ascertain what varie-
ties are grown. In addition to this
every wheat grower, large or small.
should have a test ground for new
sorts. 1t will pay for its cost in CIV
ing one accurate knowledge Of sorts
on their own grounds.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26

of which have permanent wheels, and
when harvest is over the wheels Of the
horse rake are attached to the remain
ing two. The gate rests on the wheel.
whether closed or open, the revolving
wheel carrying the gate around
whether opening or closing. The gate
rests at the back end on block of
wood, in which there is a socket, and
in this a gudgeon at the foot of the
gate head rests and turns. Mr.. Scott
says his 3-year-old boy can open an
l8-foot gate of this sort with ease.
The garden gate shown at Fig. 2
swings across the open end of a fixed
V-shaped enclosure. To pass through
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
GIVE UP HOPE or PEACE.
Financial Preparations for Long
Struggle are Begun.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-It seemed appar-
el,t today that the labor leaders had
given up all immediate hope of peace
through any action of the packers, and
were making financial preparations for
a long struggle. 1t was said to be
improbable that any attempt would be
made to extend the strike to unions
not already involved. One ch'ef
reason fer this is that unions not al
ready out, it is said, are not anxious to
strike. but the reason the strikers give
is that the more men that strike, the
smaller will be the contributions to
the benefit fund.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Not Expected to Surrender.

St. Petersburg, Aug. 19-The an
nouncement of the mikado's offer TO al
low noncomhatants to leave Port Arth-
VI, coupled with the demand for the
surrender of the garrison, causes re-
vulsion of feeling here. The original
report that noncomhat would be pei
mitted to depart before the storming
operations began was regarded as a
humane and considerate act. The wal
Office is without official information of
the summons served on General Stoes-
sell, but not the slightest idea exists
that he will yield.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
General Farm Notes.

Drive slowly the first hour after: a
meal.
Light and dryness destroy fungus
growths.
Thorough grooming cleanses the bids
as we'll as the hair.
Add to the capacity of the farm by
adding to the strength Of the soil.
Anything less than full feeding at
any period is sacrifice of net profit.
Clover is richer than grass in mus
Gle formers and is the best for young
stock.
Droppings deprived of the urine lose
the larger share of the potash they
contain.
any branch farming when prices are
unsatisfactory.
Next to old horses old sheep are
among the most disappointing animals
which are kept for profit.
In breeding be sure to select a male
that is from a family better in your
line of dairying than your herd.
Generally the smaller the farm the
better the cultivation and the greater
the profit for the expenditure.
Keep a close watch over the suck
ling colts. A blemish or an injury
now may ruin the value of the future
horse.
The dirt and sweat which accumu-
Lotto IN the horses during the day
should never be allowed to remain on
over night.
The pure bred animal is the more
valuable simply because Of its greater
capacity to appropriate favorable cir
cumstances. The pure bred animal
makes from scrub conditions no more
than the scrub does.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
TO SAVE TIMBER.
Fire Alarm System Nay Be Put
in Reserves.

Washington, Aug. 20.-The agricul-
tural department is considering the
advisability of installing wireless tele-
graphy in forest reserves throughout
the West with view to making the
system of forest protection mo,e effect
i've. While the present ranger sys'a %
is quite successful, numerous large 3
have occurred in reserves patrolled by
rangers because of their inability to
reach the fires at the time of their
origin. Secretary Wilson's idea is to
provide each reserve with a practical
fire protection system that can be used
to give an alarm the moment fire is
discovered and get the settlers and the
rangers to the scene without delay.
While not Satisfied wireless telegraphy
can be employed wi good effect, Sec
retary Wilson believes the plan worthy
of investigation, and has directed Chief
Moore, of the weather bureau, to tour
the Black Hills reserve in south Da-
kota with view of determining the
possibilities of this new service. If it
is found wireless telegraphy is too ex-
pensive or impracticable, Chief Moore
will report on some other fire alarm
system which will be effective in reach
ing rangers in all parts of the reserve.
as ell as settlers upon and adjacent to
the reserve. If some system can be de-
vised that will not be too expensive,
Secretary Wilson will recommend its
adoption and ask congress to make the
ne essary appropriation for equippiug
all the forest reserves in the West.
1t is believed such fire alarm sys
tenn will be especially valuable and
practicable in a reserve like the Black
Hills, where large mining interests are
conducted within the reservation and
employ large force of men. Secre-
tary Wilson will not 60 into details in
discussing his plan, nor will he show
how it is proposed to use wireless tel
egraphy. He wishes little publicity
given the proposition until Chief
Moore reports.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
HUNGER MAKES THEN BOLD.
paCking-HOuSe Strikers Try to Kill
Steers, and Fierce Battle EnSueS.

Chicago, Aug. 22.-The fercest riot
of the stockyards strike occurred to-
night when hungry dwellers of the
packinghouse district sought to capture
and kill eight steers that had escaped
from the yards Th> mob numbered
1000 persons, and thu streets were
cleared only after 120 policemen in five
squads had charged the rioters ON four
sides.
Shots were fred and scores of rioters
were dubbed. Few arrests were made,
as the police contented themselves
with dispersing the mob. In no pre-
vious riots were clubs used so freely.
Fire in the northeast corner of the
stockyards gave rise to exciting rumors
that incendiaries were at work.
Sparks, presumably from a passing To-
comotive, fell into pile of hay. The
blaze was quickly extingulshed.
A new source of trouble developed in
the strike situation today when the
grease wagon teamsters voted to handle
nothing for meat dealers who are Gun
fair" The transfers will not haul
any refuse except for dealers who pat
1onize the independent packers only.
President Donnelly has had confer
ence with the executive board with the
"League of American Business Men, -
which was organized to raise funds for
the strikers. A committee was formed
TO extend the movement TO all parts of
the city instead of contining it to the
sokr lot hn hoc @
raised the race issue, taking the ground
that if the packers will not end the
strike all the white residents will be
drivn from the stockyards region and
that the place will become negro set
tlement with a population of at least
10000 men. women and children
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Can't Stop Use of Wine.

Washington, Aug. 2O.-Despite the
protest of the Christian Endeavor So
cieties of Connecticut, the traditional
bottle of wine will be broken across the
PROV of the battleship Connecticut
when she is launched. Acting Secre-
tary of the Navy Darling, in his reply
to the protest, said: "Permit me to
suggest that you and the 100000 of
people you represent ought to find COM
fort in the thought that wine thus ex-
pended can neither imperil the soul
nor contribute to thu cup of human
SORROW"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
panama Enters Denial.

Panama, Aug. 23.-President ANA
dor today informed the correspondent
of the Associated Press that there was
no truth in the report received in New
York yesterday from Buena Ventura,
Colombia, to the effect that the govern
ment of Panama had stationed a gar
rison at Fort Nugui, at the confluence
of the Atrata and San Juan rivers,
thereby assuming formal possession of
a wide strip of the Colombian depart
ment of Caves. The president added
that Panama wants peace with all ma
tions and especially with Colombia.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
FURTHER CHECK TO FRAUD.
Public Land States arc Divided Into
Districts.

Public Land States are Divided Into
Districts.
Washington, Aug. 20.-T, render
the inspection of the service of the
general land Office more effective, the
acting secretary OF the interior today
divided the public ,and states into nine
inspection districts. placing special
agent In charge of each. This special
agent will have supervision oven all
other special agents assigned to this
district and will have charge of all in
epections carried on in that district,
being in turn directly responsible to
the general land Office.
Oregon has been made special dis
trict with Special Agent Thomas B.
Neuhausen, of Minnesota, in charge.
Washington is another separate dis
trict with Edward ". Dixon, of Ore
gon, in charge, while Idaho and Mon
tana combine to make another district
under Harry II. Schwartz, of South
Dakota. These special agents were Sc
lected from the list of five land offices
because of their proficiency and adapt
ability fol the service and will receive
$1,000 instead of 81, 200 as heretofore,
with an allowance of So per day for
su bsistence.
Nicholas J. O'Brien will be in charge
of the Idaho Montana district.
Oregon and Washington are the only
states that constitute sepacrate dis
tricts. The experience of the past two
years has demonstrated that with all
special agents epoiting direct to the
general land Office at Washington it
has been almost impossible to keep
check on those who 60 wrong. Num-
erous discharges have lately been made,
because special agents have been found
participating in fraudulent land opera
tions, locating settlers on desirabble
lands, furnishing speculators with val
liable inside information, etc. 1t was
this discovery that led Land Commits
sioner Richards t. work out the new
system which was approved today.
Special agents in charge of the dis
tricts will have headquarters at local
land Offices to be selected by them.
Each will have a civil service clerk,
whose salary will be ST. 900 per annum.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
CHINA MUST DO
.laDdn Demands That Russian
Ships DiSarm.
ARE READY TO SEIZE THEY
rlikado Also Determined to Ignore
Chinese Note Calling for Return
of Torpedo Boat RyeShftalni.

London, Aug. Is.-The Associated
Press lea armed this afternoon that Japan
has made q demand on China, prac-
tically in the nature of an ultimatum,
that she Immediately enforce her neu-
trality in the case of the protected
cruiser Askold and the torpedo boat
destroyer Grozovoi, now at Shanghai.
Japan pointed out that the limit, "a
hours, perm tied by international law,
had expired, and Japan therefore, was
at liberty to take such action as may
eeem to her expedient.
At the Japanese legation here it was
expressed that the Toxic government
had no intention of remaining quiescent
# Russia attem pted to compel China tn
give asylum to her men-of-war, and
authorized repairs at her ports which
would enable her to resume belligerent
operations.
Should China fail to comply imme-
diately with Japan's demand, the di-
vision of a Jpanese warships now in the
vicinity of Shanghai will, the legation
declares, be instructed to enter the
port and capture the Askold and Groz'
ovoi, as was done in the case of the
Ryeshitelni. Japan has made no secret
of her intention, but has not consulted
the powers, believing the matter is one
which concerns herself alone, as Japan
is prepared, the legation further as
serts. to recognize Chinese neutrality
only as long as it is respected by Rus
sia.
With regard to the Ryeshitelni,
Japan, it is asserted, is deter mined not
to comply with the Chinese demand,
submitted in compliance with the Rus
sian note, that the vessel be returned
to Chefoo. Japan insists that to all
intents and purposes Chefoo has been a
Russian base during the war, Chinese
junks having been fitted out there and
sent through the Japanese blockading
vessels to Port Arthur. No answer has
yet been given by Japan to the Russian
protest in the case of the Ryeshitelni,
but when it is made it will be commu-
nicated to all the powers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
FURIOUS GALE
North St. Louis Is Swept by
a Tornado.
LOSS WILL REACH 100000
One Person FILLED and Fifty Probab-
Nv Injured-nany Miraculous Es-
CapesWires are Down.

St. Louis, Aug. pa tornado of
extreme fury swept down upon the res
idence portion of North st. Louis late
today. resulting in the death of one
person, injury to probably so, and
damage to property estimated at $780,
600.
The atmosphere became murky and
q dark cloud was noticed in North St.
Louis approaching from the southwest.
Suddenly, an arm seemed to shoot
down like a gigantic cable, twisting
and turning. The end touched the
ground at Nineteenth and Angelic odt
streets, and with incredible swiftness
and force swept east along Angelrodt
fol ten blocks. Then it turned north
and swept three blocks along Broad
way, when it jumped eight blocks
northeast to the foot of Brennan street
and the river, where much property
along the river bank was destroyed.
The tornado then jumped to about
the middle of the river, and encount-
cred ferryboat, which was turned and
tossed about, but was not sunk. The
tornado once more lifted and strut k
the Illinois shore near Madison, whel e
it demolished several dwellings, the
] eiderkranz hall and blew down por-
tion of the Madison cooper works, kill
ing John Ellington.
Severe damage was done to buildings
at Venice and Granite City, which ad-
joins Madison. One person was killed
in the former city and a number in
jured.
So quickly did the tornado sweep
through North st. Louis that the citi-
zens could scarcely comprehend what
had happened. In the stiffness that
followed, cries were heard on all sides
as the terror stricken pei sons ian about
the streets. Not telegraph. telephone
or trolley pole was left standing along
the street swept by the tornado, and
trees were piled in heaps. The path
of the tornado was about block and a
half wide along which houses were
unrooied, window panes broken, sever
al factories partially demolished and
the streets Uttered with debris.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Tenders His ReSiqnafiOn.

London. Aug. 20.-The correspond
ent of the Standard at Tientsin says
that Lieutenant Newton McCully, Of
the United States navy, and Lieutenant
Decuiverville, of the French navy
have left that port. The correspond
ent adds that the Chinese admiral, Sab,
has rendered his resignation and offered
himself for punishment on account ct
his inability to prevent the japanese
capturing the Russian torpedo boat de-
stl oyer Reyeshitelni.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
$40 an Ear for Corn.

Some of the Illinois corn shown at
the worlds fair has been sold to a
South American farmer for $40 an ear.
He bought ten ears, selecting the fin
est from the entire exhibit. This Is
pedigreed corn of the finest quality
ever raised in this country and was
produced by a young farmer near De-
catur. He does not claim to be an
expert, but has simply learned the
best agricultural information he could
get in the newspapers, and applied
pra actical common sense to his every
day work The Illinois corn exhibit
at st. Louis comprises specimens from
nearly 5000 farmers boys in the State,
who raised it from seed sent out by the
agricultural college.-Drovers' Jour-
nal
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
cottou-Seed Meal for Cows.

Dairymen find it difficult to carry
the COWS along properly during the
droughty days of summer on pasture
alone, and all proper grains have been
the best summer grains is cotton-seed
meal, for while feeding it will not ma
terially increase the milk flow it will
keep it nearly to the standard and will
keep up it's quality, which is quite as
important. The feeding of it also
makes better butter at all times, and
particularly during the summer. While
the quantity fed varies according to
circumstances, from two to four
pounds per COW daily is about fair
ration and will give results which will
warrant the expense at any season.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
PACKERS WILL FIGHT.
Court Must Decide on Their Right
House Employees.

Court Must Decide on Their Right
House Employees.
Chicago, Aug. 23.-The packers will
apply to the courts for an Injunction to
prevent the carrying out of the city's
orders that the stTike-breakers be no
longer housed in the buildings in the
stockyards. This was decided on at
a meeting of the legal representatives
of all the packing firms, save one, that
are affected by the strike.
Agents of the packers hurried about
the yards today reassuring the non-un-
ion men and rushing the work of re-
habilitating barracks to be entirely
separate from the slaughter houses.
Arrangements were made to bring in
tents to cover every available vacant
spot for the same purpose. Small cir
Gus tents were sent for to meet the
emergency. Swift's carshops were soon
taken possession of by mechanics, who
began fitting up the plants bunkhouse,
and the same was done with other
buildings, apart from the killing de-
partments. Every effort was made to
prevent a stampede of nOn-unionists.
The packers declare it was successful
and that the exodus was no larger than
is usual on Saturdays. Union pickets
reported that the desertions were
heavy and that the non-union men
were in state of terror.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26

Salt Lake City, Aug. 22,-The city
council committee on public grounds
has made a strong bid for the perma-
nent home of the American Mining
congress. The committee decided to
offer to donate to the congress the fine
vacant lot due north of the city and
county building for site for its per-
manent home. The lot is about 5Ox
l65 feet and is to be given on the sole
condition that the congress erect a
suitable buildings upon the site.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Will Emerge a Cruiser.

Odessa, Aug. 22.-ln spite of the ac-
tion of Great Britain in protesting
against the passage through the Dar-
danelles of the volunteer fleet steamers
St. Petersburg and Smolensk, it is
learned on excellent authority that se-
cret orders have been issued to the
Sarafoff, sister ship to the St. Peters
burg, to make the journey shortly.
She will be sent out as hospital ship,
but singularly enough during the last
week ammunition hoists have been
placed in position, while it is known
she carries a battery OF rapid fire guns.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Deem stoppino Unwarranted.

London, Aug. 19 british shipping
circles are distur bed owing to the con-
tinued stopping of British steamers by
Russian cruisers. The case of the
Scotian is considered to be quite un-
warranted, as she was only in the coal
trade between Newcastle-on-Tyne and
Co,isca and carried no contraband.
Great satisfaction is felt that Foreign
Minister Lansdowne's protest to Russia
covers all points of the contro-
yersv
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Answer Is Held Up.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-In reply to
the State Departments instructions to
request President Castro to put the
New York & Mermudese Asphal Com
pany again In possession of its proper
ty in Venezuela, pending the decision
of the Venezuelan supreme court In
September, Minister Bowen has cabled
that he has laid these representations
before the Venezuelan foreign office,
but has not yet been able to secure an
answer from President Castro.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
LOSS is MILLIONS.
Tornado Sweeps Over st. Paul and
minneapolis.

St. Paul, Aug. 23.-Several persons
were killed, a number are reported
missing and so to 100 were injured,
some fatally; business property and
residences were damaged to the ex-
tent of perhaps $1,000,000; the mas
sive steel bridges across the Missis-
sippi were wrecked and strained; !;
shade trees were leveled and much
other damage was done in st. Paul and
Minneapolis by a tornado which broke
over the two cities shortly after 8
o'clock last night.
Apparently the storm was, OF local
character, for as far as can be learned
no damage WAS done in the neighbor-
ing towns. The storm was particular
ly severe in the business districts OF
the two cities. Windows were blown
in and roofs torn from immense whole
sale warehouses and the food OF rain
which accompanied the storm did I'M
measurable damage to stocks OF goods.
Dwelling houses, churches and schools
also suffered greatly.
Railroad traffic between st. Paul and
Minneapolis was entirely cut OFF.
The street railway systems of both
cities were prOStrated. For hours after
the storm had spent it's fury it was i'm
possible to get into communication
with Minneapolis, the telephone wires
being demoralized. Rumors of great
loss of life were rife, but on being
tracked to their sources were found to
be incorrect
All telegraph wires were down and
the Associated Press was compelled to
send men to stations down the river
before communications could be estab-
lished with the outer world.
The storm was Of short duration,
lasting not more than Is minutes. The
devastation it wrought was, terrific.
The wind, according to the government
weather observer blew 80 miles an
hours, coming from the southwest.
Buildings were unroofed and fronts
blown in, the cellars being flooded by
the rain which came in great waves
along with the wind. Electric wires
were prostrated and many persons
were injured by contact with electric
light and trolley wires.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26

phate has been used for this purpose
with considerable success 1t takes
time and trouble to prepare the fence
posts with either preservative. put on
as 1t should be, but it pays to do it.
for the posts will last double the num-
Der of years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-26
Cruisers Heard From.

London, Aug. 20.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Vladivostok says
the cruisers Rossia and Gromoboi, OF
the vladivostok squadron, have return
ed there.