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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
TO FIRE DETECTIVES.
MoAdoo Wants New York Bureau Re
organized,

organized,
New York, Jan. 20.--Reports tha,
Police Commissioner McAdoo will ask
the legislature to pass bill that will
correct the alleged evils OF the city de-
tectlve bureau have been confirmed by
that official. The bill, which may even
go so far as to abolish the bureau In its
present form, will be prepared next
week and hurried to Albany for legis-
latiye consideration.
At police headquarters II is general
ly believed that Mr.. McAdoo will en-
deavor to free the central Office OF
those detective sergeants who were
given their positions by former po-
lice commissioner, many of whom, It
was said, at the time met with politl-
cal favor but had little or no real de-
tective qualifications.
Decisions to reorganlez this import
ant branch of the police department
grew out Of a conference between the
commission and Mayor Mcclellan. The
entire police situation was gone over,
the commissioner pointing out where
the difficulties lay that forbade a COM
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
Nevada Crowd Besieses Guard.
ed Jail.
PRISONER IS SPIRIT ED AWAY
a White Woman With An
Ak and Crushed Her Skull in
Victim of the Brute
Is Unconscious.

Reno, Nevada, Jan. 20.-Demonstra-
tions against the life OF the unknown
negro suspected of assaulting Mrs. j
e. Harper, continue. Around the coun-
ty Jail large crowd is congregatej
and sullen threats are made that the
prisoner will never be allowed a fair
trial.
The authorities protest that the
negro is not in Washoe county tonight,
saying he mas been spirited to Carson,
where he is now safely behind the
walls of the states prison. A commit
tee examined the jail and announced
that 1t had visited all the cells and
found the prisoner absent
Tonight the jail is heavily guarded,
80 men carrying winchesters patrol
ling the street in front of the building.
Mrs. Harper is still alive, but her
skull is fearfully crushed where she
was struck by an AK. She is uncon-
scious.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
Veteran of Two Wars.

New oYrk, Jan. 2O.--John Randolph
Bull, a veteran of two wars, and for
many years wholesale produce dealer
in Louisville, KY. is dead at nis home
In Bayonne. N. J. He served through
the Mexican war with the Louisville
legion and commanded union regi-
ment during the civil war. Colonel
Bull waa an intimate friend of General
Lafayette, and Henry Clay. He retired
some years ago and made his home in
the east.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
Portland Cannot See Her Daush.
ter Perform.
THEATRE TRUST OBDURATE
"The Darling Of the Gods" Is Appar.
emily Not the Daring Of the The
athical Men Who Refuse Miss
Bates Manager a Theater.

Portland, Jan. 2O.-Because the play
houses of Portland are dominated by
theatrical trust, Blanche Bates will
not appear in this city in THE Darling
of the Gods" Her agents have been
working assiduously for nearly week
endeavoring to secure one of the half
dozen theaters in this city in which
to show Miss Bates, but they have
been unsuccessful. Tonight it was de-
cided she would not appear in Port
land, the city of her birth.
In interviews in San Francisco,
where she has been playing this week.
Miss Bates stated that she would play
in Portland If she had to do so in a
tent. but 1t is surmised that the bet
ter counsel of her manager has pre-
vailed.
Considerable disappointment Is felt
in Portland because the city is unable
to see its talented daughter in her lat.
est production.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
Smoot is Placed on the Witness
Stand In Ills Own
Behalf.
FULTON FOR INDEMNITY BILL
Ministers Sign the Arbitration Treaty
Between United States and Nor
way and sweeden-senate
Ratifies Spanish Treaty.

Washington, Jan. 20.--rhe house to.
day passed the army appropriation bill
after voting by large majority to in.
corporate in Il an amendment provid-
ing that, hereafter. retired army offi-
GERS assigned to the militia of the sew
eral states shall not receive any pay
or allowince additional to their pay as
retired officers, such pay and allowance
exceeding those Of major.
The Indian appropriation bill was
considered for the remainder of the
day. but was not concluded when the
house adjourned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
Curtain for Fletcher.

New York, Jan. 20.-Edward Fletch-
err for many years identified with the
financial side of the theatrical busi-
ness, is dead at his home here from a
complication Of diseases. He founded
and was acting secretary of the Treas
urer's Association of America, an or
ganization numbering several thousand
members.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
FANK FRAUDS.

Startling Situation Exposed by Exami-
nation of Denver Ballot Boxes.
Denver JAM 20.-When the legislat-
i've committee appointed to hear the
Peabody-Adams gubernatoriai contest,
met this afternoon, a report of ex-
perts who examined the three Denver
ballot boxes turned over to them last
night was made.
According to the experts testimony.
44s out of sO4 ballots found in the boxes
were spurious.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
Famous LAWYER Dead.

New York, Jan. 2O.-Darrington
semple, a prominent Wall street law
yer, is dead at his home here, from
heart disease. He came to New York
10 years ago from Montgomery Ala,
where his father was a prominent law
yer and at one time democratic national
committeeman.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
STILL NO RESULT.

Only Few Minor Changes in the Vote
for Senator.
Olympia, Jan. 20.-Three ballots were
taken for United States senator in the
joint session today. The last ballot
gave Foster a, Piles "a. Sweeny 27,
Wilson II, Jones T. Goldman 5.
The net result of the balloting is a
gain OF one vote for Sweeny and one
for Wilson. Piles gain of one vote is
only apparent, as Earles (Dem.) will,
on the next ballot change to Wilson
and In the following ballot win likely
go to Jones.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
Fulton on indemnity.

Washington, Jan. 2O.-The statehood
bill and fur seal indemnity bill again
divided the attention of the senate to-
day, and both again went over without
action. Fulton spoke in support of
the indemnity bill. and McCreary and
Bates spoke in opposition to the state
hood measure.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
sMooT ON STAND.

He Makes a Favorable impression
Upon the Committee.
Washington, Jan. 20.-Interest in the
Smoot investigation was increased to-
day by an unexpected determination to
put Senator Smoot on the stand in his
own behalf. The senate was under a
direct and cross-examination all day.
He frankly answered most of the ques-
tions asked him. and appeared to make
favorable impression on the mem
bers of the committee.
At 4:3O an adjournment was taken
out of consideration for the witness,
who had been suffering indigestion for
several weeks.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
TROUBLE AvERTEo.
Threatened Strike on the Pennsylvania
Lines Will Be Settled.

Philadelphia, Jan. 2o.-The strike Of
the freignt trainmen in the employ of
the Pennsylvania railway, east Of Pitts
burg and Erie, has been delayed, IL not
entirely averted, by the presence in
Philadelphia of Grand Master p. II.
Morrissey Of the Brotherhood Of Rail-
road Trainmen.
At today's conference of Manager
Atterbury and Morrissey the situation
was again gone over. No new PROPOSE
tions were made and the situation
stands practically as 1t was, but tae
conference viii be resumed tomorrow,
with likelihood of a settlement being
effected.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
Swedish Treaty Stoned.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Secretary Hay,
and Minister Grip of Sweden and Nor
way today signed the arbitration trea-
ty between this country and Norway
and Sweden. 1t is patterened after the
other arbitration treaties before the
senate.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
INVESTIGATION BEGINS.
Grand Duke sergius Has Charge Of the
Shooting Inquiry.

ST. Petersburg. Jan, 20,--A special
commission under the presidency OF
Lieutenant Khltroro, commander Of the
artillery corps OF the guards, has been
appointed 10 investigate the origin OF
the firing OF yesterday, The commits.
sion viii work under the superlntend-
ence of the inspector general OF artIl-
lery, and Of Grand Duke sergIus
The report published by a news
agency Of the suicide of Captain Davl-
doq, commander of the battery from
which the shot is supposed to have
been fired, Ia unfounded.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
PRICE FIVE CENTS

Kirk, Eusendrath. Carson. Larson and
w. II. Lehman.
There are enough charges against
this man, said Secret Service Agent
Porter. ito keep him in the peniten-
tiary for 1000 years. For each he may
be imprisoned is years"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
DEED or A FiEND.
Negro Shoots Man, Assaults a Wo.
man and Robs House.

Lexington. KY. Jan. 20.--John Pier
sail was taken TO Louisville for safe
keeping this afternoon. He is charged
with four desperate crimes commit
ted early today.
After breaking into two houses IN the
second of which ne beat Mrs. J. L.
Jones into insenslbility. the negro en-
tered the home cf C. r. Wagner, shot
him twice and assaulted Mrs. Wagner.
The negro is identified by Mrs. wag-
oner. Wagner may recover.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
GoPoN MISSING.

Believed He Has Been Spirited Away
by Authorities.
ST. Petersburg, Jan. 2O.--A procla-
nation was issued this morning forbid
ding all assemblages. parades or other
demonstrations
1t Is rumored Father Gopon, leader
of the workmen, has been spirited away
by the authorities.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21

plele rehabilitation Of the department
without Legislative aid. The subject
Of proposed changes against certain
members of the force was likewise dis
cussed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
Thousands siok.

Toxic. Jan. 20 CNoon).-It is stated
that there are 1856 sick and wounded
Russian prisoners at Port Arthur. OF
these 1857 are connected with the navy,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
MERCHANT MURDERED.

Robbers Kill Storekeeper for Gold
They Didn't Get.
Laramie, Wyo., Jan. 20.-George Ger
ber, merchant, was found dead In his
store today with his skull crushed and
his throat cut. An iron bolt, with
which he had been struck. lay beside
the body, and the knife with which he
was stabbed was still sticking in the
wound.
Robbery was the motive for the
crime. but ii is thought little was Sc
cured.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
Spanish Treaty Ratified.

Washington, Jan. 20.-In executive
session today the senate ratified the
extradition treaty with Spain.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-21
NO VERDICT YET.
sorenson Jury Has Been Out for SO
Hours.

FTOUFH.
Portland. Jan 2O,-~The jury which In
celebrating on the innocence or guilt
OF George Sorcnson. who was tried
yesterday In the United States court
on a charge OF attempting to bribe for
mcr United States District Attorney
Hall, have been unable TO agree on a
verdict,
II In understood the jury stands 10
for conviction and two for acquittal,
The jury went out At o'clock last
evening.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22
G.. w. BURKETT.
COME TO THE FARMERS CONVENTION.

The North Carolina Farmers Convention to be
held in Raleigh August 31st, and September 1st
and 2nd promises to the biggest and best of the
uniformly successful sessions of this body The
regular program, happen to know, is an un-
usually attractive one, while on Sentember 1st
the dedication of the magnificent new A. d M.
College Agricultural Building finest of its
kind in the Southern States-is a feature no
farmer proud of his calling ought to be willing
to miss. President Harvie Jordan has been in
vited to make the principal address. and people
from far and near will come to hear him.
Reduced rates offered on all railroads, while
board and at the College may be had at 81
a day, or So for the three days session. Come
and bring YOUR wife with you. There are to be
special sessions for the women.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22
COBB.
Summer Notes.

It being peach-drying season, these diurnal
showers are as bad thrifty housewives the
baseball people.
Now that the corn is tall and brittle and the
cotton full of bolls you may look for all our
neighbors mules to break out during our Sunday
sesta and all the community to chase them
through our fields.
In harvesting potatoes, sink your plow to the
beam, even though your mule has to straighten
his tall lower his head and dig down to his ankles
to pull it, for thus you may your yams
whole.
Nature knew her business when she caused fod-
der time and cider time to fall together; for, if
you will have your small to bear the jug from
end to end, keeping it always to the FORE will
see how it expedites the work.
You will have observed that the ''shirt tap
woodpecker, he that blows gong and goes dressed
in duck trousers, black coat and red cap, has
learned how to husk corn and bore into mellow
apples. He has real affection for you, for he
will leave you as the harvest is done.
The yellow hammer, flicker knows the range
of every gun in the bailiwick, and will launch off
his limb just when your boy gets ready to shoot,
fly heavily to rider of the fence, and tempt your
boy into day of disappointment And wood
hen is almost as wary. @. Mcneil, in Char
lotte Observer.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22

jured. Our correspondent could pasture these
cowpeas so as to get some pasturage out of them,
and after the fall work is over he could go in and
plow it under preliminary to the crop in the
spring.
Now to whether he should use lime or not,
that depends on whether the soil is sour or not
He can readily determine this roint by going to
his druggist and buying a piece of blue
itmus paper which will not cost a cent
two, and then take some of the soil and mix it up
with water so as to make the soil soft, and then
apply the itmus paper in the crack of the SOIL
and press it together so that the sides of the crack
will adhere to the paper After leaving the paper
thus fastened to the soil few minutes, it will
turn red if the soil is sour If the soil is not
sour, it will remain the same color as it was be-
fore being put into the soil If the soil turns
the paper. indicating it's acidity, then lime added
to the soil will improve its physical condition. In
applying the lime to the soil from $50 to 500
pounds can be added to the acre. and it is best to
harrow this lime into the soil rather than drop
ping it ON the top and waiting for the rain to
ry it in. Harrow in as soon as applied so to
get the full value.
The second question as to the use of the shred
der: / will say that I am a firm believer in the
shreddng machine, and consider it of the
most valuable tools on the farm. Every particle
of our corn that is not used for enslage is shred
ded and stored in the barn for winter and spring
use. We feed this shredded stover to work
horses and mules and to dairy CATTLE and it
is almost equal to timothy hay for feeding pur-
poses. We do not shred the stover until after a
frost has come, a good hard one, to kill all
of the cells in the butts of the stover. This
freezing helps dry out the stover, and, a rule,
we have no difficulty in curing the same and keep
ing it in good condition. If oneshas livestock
and any quantity of corn, he will find the shred
ding machine invaluable.
@. w. BURKETT.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IS DUE.

= Tho Progressive. Farmer OF August 1St we
.II;-bod = letter from Mr.. w. j. Spilman, of the
I.;..J States Department of Agriculture, in
I:h Mr. Spilman spoke of the cattle tick in
.- ti,o+ions and publications of Prof. III. A. Nor
,,, - ..hardly second in Importance to any piece
- work done anywhere in the country" We pub
1;-bod the letter of Mr.. Spilman, together with
,b. summary of conclusions by Prof Morgan
valuable enough, as we thought, but containing
rrrIo that was new to us in North Carolina; and
r EXPRESSED the opinion that Gin no Southern
St,,r i the campaign against the cattle tick be-
inc, more wisely or successfully carried than
:; : IN North Carolina under the direction of DR..
TAFT Butler"
Further investigation has only added new con-
frpations of this opinion, and the following let
,,r received from a careful observer of North
Carolina agricultural condition voices
opiuion so well that We take the liberty of re-
printing it herewith:
1t seems to me the successful work in exter-
minating cattle ticks in North Carolina is not
cciviug fair treatment from Professors Morgan
and Spillman. If you will compare that part of
Norgau's bulletin published In your recent issue
with the bulletins by DR.. TAFT Butler you will see
that the method advocated by Morgan was being
successfully practiced as early as May, 1908, and
in reality it was in use here in North Carolina
nearly two years previous to that date.
That the method advocated by DIR. Butler is
certain and effectual has been proved by four
wears work and hundreds of trials and has re
ccivcd the best of sanction from the Federal
Government in the fact that they have exempted
six counties from quarantine restrictions that
have been freed of ticks in this way.
The only difference is that by DIR. Buffers
method we vacate the pastures September 1st and
leave them vacant until the following April,
while Prof. Morgan saws vacate them June 1st
and leave them vacant until November 1st. The
principle is the same but the superiority of our
practice is evident. By the Morgan method the
use of the pastures is lost for five of the very
best grazing months, while by our North Caroline
method only the fall months, when the pastures
are dry and short, are lost. Moreover, by Sep
tember 1st the grain fields and meadows are avail
able and the expensive lot feeding advocated by
Prof Morgan is avoided"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22
"Grace Before Meat. "

"'During the past several months" said South
Georgia preacher recently EI have made it a
point to ascertain whether the families visit are
in the habit of having grace before meat, IN the
good old way. While l invariably requested
to TASK blessing,' find that in majority OF
families Saying grace has fallen into dlsuse
am sorry this is true"
And we are likewise sorry, if it is the case that
the fine old custom is being dropped. In past
days two distinguishing features of American
home life especially in the South were the family
prayers at night before bedtime and the Saying
grace" before meals. There are few mlddle-aged
Southerners but will remember with what rever-
ence the head of the house, who sat at the head
of the table, folded his or her hands on the top
of the plate and with bowed head said in subdued
tones, Lord make thankful for what we are
about to receive" etc. There sincerity IN the
invocation, however perfunctory 1T may have be-
come from constant practice. And not KID
at the table dared to take a bite sip until
the ''blessing" had been "asked." True, when the
"amen" came there was usually cranlng OF necks
and hustling of plates to get the helping OF
whatever there good In sight. But the 1000
would have palled upon the palates of even the
Youngsters if eating had been attempted without
"grace"
Why has the custom fallen into disuse! Are we
less grateful for our daily bread now than were
our fathers and mothers? Have the hotels and
restaurants, and the hurry and rush of modern
business methods broken us off from the practlce!
If that is the case the modern methods are de-
serving of reproach, since they have DESTROYED
sweet home atmosphere that worthy OF being
perpetuated. Home should be something more
than rlace in which to eat and sleep. With
'familv PRAYERS and EFgrace,' it something
more. 1t was a sanctuary, holy place, where the
devout heart felt that it very near to the IN
fnite-Savannah News.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22
One Farmers Opinion of Advertising.

'In an agricultural paper there two things
of special interest to the up-to-date farmer; ex-
perience Of successful workers. and the advertise
ments. AS to their comparative value one cannot
be positive but often the advertising columns of
the paper result in greater gain the reader than
the columns of reading matter [ regard them
of equal value at least and read both with inter
est"-Farmer N E. Chapman.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22

The article by Rev. G. l.. Greaves on "Rural
Life in Kentucky was one of the finest we have
had this year, and has attracted great deal OF
attention. The last number of the Florida Agrl-
culturist makes it the text for It's leading edl-
torial reprinting the article almost entire with
appropriate comment. Our readers will be @lad
to know that Mr.. Greaves will be heard from
again in our columns.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22

The bob-whites are calling across the corn
to one another. That delicious smell of harvest
is in the air. The countryside is hushed from Ia
bor the cattle wade up to- their bellies IN meadow
ass ond there is everywhere a massive sense of
nn1entv and leisure The bullbat from the dazzling
sky and the locust from the leaves serenade each
other. and there is sheep bell somewhere.-J e.
Mcneil.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22
Another Treat in Store for Progressive Farmer
Readers.
Readers.

Chapel Hill, N. O., August Z, 1yU5.
Clarence III. Poe, Esq, Editor Raleigh, n. e.
Ny Dear Mr.. Poe In reply to your letter just
received I shall be very glad to furnish you two
articles for The Progressive Farmer, one on For
estry for Farmers" and the other on Getting the
Most From the Soil"
With kind regards,
Yours most truly, COLLIER COBB.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22

If our correspondent does not care to make all
of the fall pea crop into hay, he can use the re-
maindcr a vegetable crop for the SOIL In TACT
the majority of our soils in the Middle South are
deficient in vegetable matter. and that is the great
reason why they are unproductive. My own idea
Is that We need more dairy cattle, beef cattle
hogs, and horses to consume as much roughage as
possible raised on the farm, and then the manure
and bedding to be carefully preserved and applied
to the soil. This means Plenty of clover, plenty
OF cowpcas and plenty of corn, and then to go
with these crops plenty of livestock, and our
lands Will surely increase in productive power
The Immediate question here is the method OF
getting these cowpeas into the soil As to that, L
1ee that they should not be plowed under IN
green state. 1t is better for the soil to let them
mature as much as possible. and then there will be
little trouble as to the soil becoming acid and m
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-08-22
PEAS, LIME AND CORN sHREDDING.

have Il good lot of peavine hay on my place
this year. | have more than to save for
forage and have been thinking for some time that
| would like to plow some under green. Please
answer me in next weeks Progressive Farmer at
what stage would be best to plow under; also. II
You would use lime and how much to acre Also
would like to have some advice about shreddlng
machine We have three in our county and all
are for sae that doesn't speak very favorably for
them. | can buy one at about half price that has
been run only one season. / am thinking of try
ing one this season. Please give me your advice
about the machinery. j. A. l.
Sampson Co., n. G.