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Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
PEACE CONFERENCE is OVER
Barbosa and Won Bieberstein Shine
Most Clearly.

London-The Hague peace confer
ence is over. Some of the delegates
have already started for home. Since
June Is, when the conference opened,
two Of the 225 delegates have come
conspicuously to the front as real
statemen. One is Ruy Barbosa of
Brazil, the other Baron Marshal Won
Bieberstein Of Germany.
Barbosa came to The Hague un.
known. He won his reputation by the
skill with which he championed the
smaller powers cause.
Won Bieberstein was the man chosen
to wreck the compulsory arbitration
proposition, and he looked after the
kaiser's interests we'll.
His reward will be the German
Enthusiastically to England when
Prime Metternich retires. Barbosa is
expected to be the next president of
Brazil. He is vice president now.
The British delegation took the
BOBBY prize. Sir Edward Frye, Sir
Henry Howard and Lord Reay planned
to run the conference, blacklisting any
anti-universal arbitration power as a
menace to the worlds peace.
They were repeatedly out-maneu-
vered by Won Bieberstein, and return
ed home with less prestige than when
they arrived.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
STAYS IN CROWDED sTREETcAR
Conductor Shoots, and Bullets Find
BilIets.

San Francisco, Oct. 20.-As re.
suit Of trouble over a transfer slip
on a Polk street car of the United
Railroads system Saturday evening
one man was shot and killed, another
SO seriously wounded that death will
: probably ensue, and two other men
less severely injured. The slain man
was Charles Moss, aged "a years, a
hodcarrier by occupation. Otto p
Enerwein was shot through the neck
and left eye and will probably die
John Monger. a hodcarrier, was shot
through the left hand.
Bernard Goldstein was shot through
the right leg; Joseph Steffens will
probably lose the sight of his left eye
which was filled with shattered glass
The conductor of the car, E. H
Brown, and the motorman, e. A. Pur.
cell, are at the city prison and will
be charged with murder. The con.
ductor did the shooting.
During the quarrel over the trans
fer slip, some one threw of the trolley
pole and the car came to a standstill
The stoppage Of the car, coupled with
a noise in the rear, led Motorman Pur.
cell to believe that his mate was in
danger and. revolver in hand, he
pushed his way through the crowded
passengers. Women and children
were thrown into a panic and a mad
rush was made to escape. Women
trampled upon children, and windows
were broken by the affrighted passen.
gers, whose hysteria and fears were
increased when the shooting began
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30

Northwest Trials Lag Too Long for
Patience.

1t is known that the general land
once has many cases involving illegal
entries In the Pacific northwest, which
have been recommended to the depart
ment Of justice for action, over which
some officials think there has been
undue delay in getting the cases into
court for trial. In some instances in
dictments were returned more than
three years ago and the defendants
have never yet faced a jury. 1t is be-
lieved a mild protest has been regis
tered with the department Of justice
against the delay in trying cases so
long pending. Indictments have been
pouring in in many states and the
dockets are rapidly filling. The inten-
ton has been announced to prosecute
Idaho cases vigorously, yet in Ore
gon there are cases which have been
pending since 1908. Conferences have
been held here during the past week,
indicating that efforts are being put
forth to get these and other cases to
trial, SO intense activity may be looked
for in many states by the special and
regular attorneys for the government.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
Seed Corn Selection.

That pretty ears are not always the
best seed corn has been shown by the
experiments at the Ohio Station. They
selected twenty-four extra fine ears, all
Of the same variety. The seed Of these
were planted, each ear in n row by It.
self. and thinned to three stalks in a
hill, so that each ear had the same
chance as Its neighbor. One ear out OF
the twentyfour yielded at the rate Of
ia bushels per acre. another 112 and
a third 104 bushels, while other ears
made fifty-fve, sixty-five and seventy
seven bushels per acre. The row that
made the smallest yield had fifty-eight
barren stalks. The row next to the
highest had fifteen barren stalks. and
the row that made sixty-ive bushels
had f1ftytwo barren stalks The ears
were all Of equal appearance and OF
equal terminating quality. The re-
suits show very plai:lly that what we
have been for years insisting upon, that
the breeding Of corn in the field, the
removal of disturbing influences about
anu thC to"oiu th
plant as a whole. plant Of productive
character rather than big ears. are all
Of far more Importance than the selec-
ton Of fine ears by the score card
without any knowledge Of the breeding
Of the corn. Selection Of the largest
ears tends toward single-car production,
for 1t Is n law Of nature that when we
increase the size Of the individual fruit
Of any plant we will decrease the num-
Der Of fruits. and when we increase
the number We decrease the size OF
the individual fruits. But 1t has also
been shown that stalk with two or
more medium-sized ears Of corn will
make more corn than stalk with one
big ear. In test made for the yield
Of grain, one sample was from a sin.
CLEARED plant, one from a two-eared
one. one from three-eared one and
one from a four-eared one, and the
quantity Of corn shelled increased ex.
actly with the number Of ears on the
plant. The breeding in the field to
breed out barren stalks ia the essential
matter in developing the productive
character Of the corn. and the best
cars are merely relative and not by
any means the largest.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
CAN SEE NOTHING BUT CHAMBER
The Press Agents at New York Are
Very GIeeful.

inc FreSS Agents at NeW YORK arc
Very Gieeful.
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Is going
to have things all his own way at the
next democratic national convention
SO his enthusiastic press agents say
Here is the program these press agents
have mapped out:
Date of convention, second week in
June.
Place, Chicago.
Temporary chairman, Governor Hoke
Smith of Georgia.
Permanent chairman. former Secre
tary Of State Richard Olney.
Chairman of next national commit
tee, former Senator Turner of Spokane
Wash.
Secretary Of same, Frank H. Nor
gan, Washington newspaper man.
Sergeant-at-arms of convention and
committee, BILLY" Watson of Tam
many hall.
To the woods, Chairman Taggart
Secretary Woodson and Sergeant-at
Arms Martin of the present national
committee.
Victory. Tuesday after first Monday
in November, 1908.
Chanler rooters profess great glee
over the Ryan traction merger expose
They say it has done their candidate a
world of good.
Ryan never liked Chanler, they ex
plain, but had planned to give Parker
or former Governor Francis Of Mis-
souri, the nomination.
Under the circumstances the press
agents don't believe any one will pay
any attention to what Ryan wants.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
SUMMARY
OF NEWS
SHORT CONCISE ITEMS
FROM DISPATCHES.
NEARLY ALL PARTS OF THE
WORLD REPRESENTED
HEREWITH.

Deputy Warden Bourke Of the Brit
ish Columbia penitentiary at New
Westminster has been relieved Of duty
it is stated, as direct result OF the
escape of Bill Miner from that insti'
tuition in the prison for IL years and
retires with pension of $1,000 per
year.
Comptroller of the Currency w. B.
Ridgely has declined the presidency OF
the Mercantile National bank of New
York.
Secretary Root, Mrs. Root and Miss
Root have arrived in Washington from
the visit to Mexico. The secretary was
looking we'll.
The Nebraska state railway commits
sion has received letter from the in
terstate commerce commission declin-
ing to allow return transportation to
stOckmen.
One man was killed and 10 other
persons were injured in a head-on col
lision between two suburban passenger
trains on the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad near Grand avenue in Chicago
Saturday.
A perplexing situation is being faced
by the New York bankers and finan.
ciers who are trying to straighten out
the affairs of the Mercantile National
bank, and to divorce it completely
from any association with F. Augustus
Heinze, it's former president.
Hartford, Gonna machine used in
the manufacture of Illuminating gas
from petroleum in small structure on
the bank of the Pennington river, in
the upper village, exploded recently
with terrific force and Thomas O'Con.
nell, the maker Of the gas, and his as.
sistant, Michael Donovan, were instant
ly killed and George Gagnon, helper
was seriously hurt.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
DOES NOT BOOM HIMSELF.
Hughes Makes Declaration of Attitude
Toward Nomination.

Hughes Makes Declaration OF Attitude
Toward Nomination.
Governor Hughes. has made a dec
laration of his attitude toward the
presidential nomination, when in the
course of an address at dinner given
in his honor by the republican club, he
said:
81 do not seek any public office.
have not sought. nor shall l seek, d.
rectly or indirectly, the selection or
the vote Of any delegate to any con,
vention. and with reference to the
election of any delegate to any con-
vention, there will be no suggestion or
thought of influence, protest or re-
prisal in the executive chamber"
Additional Significance was given
his speech by reason Of the fact that
he took occasion to refer to his posi-
ton in regard to the fusion of the re-
publicans and the Independence league
on the New York county ticket.
In this particular he said:
Talking in this personal vein, may
say that I have steadfastly refrained
from becoming associated in any man.
ner with factional controversies.
have no connection or interest in the
ambitions or efforts Of revivals for
political preferment or political lead
ership in any locality or in the state
at large. l desire to see party activi-
ties conducted honorably, the free ex-
preston of popular choice. and to have
the party organization represent the
untrammeled wish of the members of
the party, without any interference on
the part of the executive. To this end
have favored the adoption Of a plan
for direct nominations and have ia
vored permissive bill so that the
plan could have a fair trial in the
communities where it has the support
of public sentiment. 1t is of great
Importance, in my judgment, that the
discharge of the duties of the govern
orship should not be embarrassed by
attempts at political management.
81 do not aim to be a party boss. I
want simply to be governor during my
term"
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
Horse Breeding.

To careful observer II Is clear that
horses are now better classified than
formerly. Thus the horse that is hest
adapted to road purposes is placed mt
such work, and the horse that IL suited
best to the plow and heavy hauling has
its own proper work assigned. Hence
the advantage Of breeding for pur-
pose. The man who makes the best
success of rearing horses Is the one who
clearly understands the situation, and
breeds what liz most desirable for his
customers.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
WITH s1o,e25, ooo, 900 CAPITAL.
Amount Concerned In Production oil
Flesh Food.

A capital of SIC, 625, OOO, 900 is directly
concerned in the raising Of meat AMI
mails and their slaughtering and pack
ing, according to a report on meat sup
ply issued by the department of agri-
culture. This amount is five-sixths as
large as all the capital invested in
manufacturing in 1904. The stock Of
meat animals has increased since 1910,
but has not kept pace with the in
creased population. The report adds:
THAT meat consumption per capita
has declined in this country since 1910
is plainly indicated"
How important meat is in the diet
Of different countries is shown in the
following meat consumed per capita in
1904. In dressed weight: United
States. 1856 pounds; United Kingdom,
121 pounds; Australia, 263 pounds;
New Zealand, 212 pounds: Cuba, 1874
pounds; France, 70 pounds; Belgium,
70 pounds; Denmark, rs pounds; Swed-
en-, 81 pounds; Italy, Sc pounds.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30

Hamburg, Oct. 22.-The giant
steamer that English ship builders are
to construct for the Hamburg-Ameri-
can line will be named the Europa.
She will be Of $4,000 tons. as against
the 1880 of the Lustitania.
Incidentally, 1t is stated that the
Europa probably will be the last Ger.
man line steamer to be built In Eng
land, as the new Vulcan yards, which
are to take this work. will be COM
pleted before the construction of the
proposed sister ship Of the Europa is
authorized.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
MINES AND MINING.

The old Pilot Bay smelter near Nell
son, B. c., built in 1890, is being torn
down, much of the machinery being
used in the Blue Bell mine.
The Dominion Copper company.
though it has closed it's smelter, will
continue the work of enlarging its
plant, though the mines will remain
closed while the copper market is in
it's present condition.
The big ledge on the Mizpah mine
in the HCodoo district, Idaho, has
been cut at considerable depth by a
four feet of rich ore was opened up.
the second wall not yet being in sight.
The Hewitt Mining company. operat-
ing the famous Hewitt mine in Brit
ish Columbia, has decided to adopt the
electro-cyanide process invented by
John R. Parks of Spokane. The pro-
cess. is said to save 80 per cent of
values.
There is much speculation among
mining men of Spokane as to whether
or not F. Augustus Heinze has taken
up his 100000 option on the big Nc
Kinley copper mine in Franklin camp,
British Columbia
A gigantic mining deal, said to in
volve an % penditure of at least 49,
100000, HIS just been consummated,
1t is stated, whereby Charles Sweeny,
the Spokane millionaire. has sold to
the Guggenheim insterests the famous
Big Buffalo mine in the Buffalo Hump
district in central Idaho.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
WRECK
KILLS TWO
HEAD-ON COLLISION AT
PENDLETON, ORE.
ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON SHARP
CURVE IN WILD HORSE
CANYON.

Pendleton, Ore, Oct. 20.-A dis
astrous head-on wreck on the Pasco
Pendleton branch Of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad occurred two miles north
of Pendleton shortly before noon Sat
urday. As a result of the accident, Fire
man Charles Bennett is dead, Engi
neer G. W. Wise is badly injured. while
Express Messenger Pringle is hurt
about the head. The wreck occurred
on a sharp curve In Wild Horse can
yon.
The southbound branch mixed train
was running swiftly down grade to
ward Pendleton and met a lone en-
CINE, No. 1866, headed north. The en-
gines crashed together on the curve
Just moment after the engineers
saw the danger. making 1t impossible
to jump. The engine of the mixed
train was smashed to splinters. the
rear end being damned half way
through the head Of the freight car
Engine 1866 was likewise badly shat
tered, but, as it was running back
ward. 1t made the position of the en-
ginemen less hazardous.
Following the wreck, No. 1856
coasted a half mile down the track
before being stopped. The mixed
train carried two passenger coaches
well filled. The passengers were
badly Jared, but none were injured
Fireman Bennett was. caught in the
cab, both legs being badly crushed and
otherwise terribly injured. He died
at st. Anthony's hospital at O'Clock
in the evening. Engineer Wise was
not seriously hurt. but Engineer Howe,
on the northbound engine. was struck
in the head. causing him to rave sew.
eral hours.
The wreck was caused through mis-
take on the part Of Engineer Howe,
he had orders to take his engine
north, and left at IL o'clock, intend
ing to run to the siding near Helix
and pass the southbound train. On
Fridays the mixed train makes a side
trip to Athena, reaching here at ~: 80,
whereas. on other days 1t arrives at
1890. Howe left, believing the day
was Friday.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
Eastern Oregon Mines.

Development work at the Golden
Fleece mine on Beaver creek, Grant
county. has been suspended until after
the first of the year.
]. B. Wetherell has force of Is men
at work at his Gold Center placers,
building a new ditch, which will great.
ly increase the water supply.
At least two men will be employed
at the Monumental mine near Granite
all winter. retimbering the old work
ings and putting the property into
shape for active work in the spring.
A. j.. Dickson is already packing
next summers supplies to his Glade
creek placers on North Fork. hauling
being easier at this time Of year than
in the spring Immediately after the
snow is gone.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
PEACE TALK, $1,000, 900.
Cost includes 317 Dinners at The
Hague.

The Hague. Oct. 23.-Now that the
international peace conference has
closed 1t is interesting to study some
of the figures which have been pre-.
pared on the cost Of the four months
session. The general expenses of all
the delegates are estimated at $3.50,
600. Of which $523.000 was spent to pay
the cost Of 317 dinners. The amount
spent by the various delegations. the
press associations and individual news.
papers for telegraphic tolls amounted
to $225,072. More than a million
words of press matter concerning the
conference were sent out.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
Storing Potatoes.

There Is more loss storing potatoes
than In storing any other crop. Barring
all waste from rot. there Is a heavy
shrinkage. both In quantity and weight.
A bin holding 100 bushels will show a
shrinkage Of nearly One-tenth, besides a
greater loss in weight. A bushel basket
full that will weigh fully sixty pounds
In October, when taken from the soil,
will not weigh 40 much after being
stored In the cellar during the winter.
The shrlnkage IN weight IL much less
when kept In pits closely covered with
earth. for there Is then less chance for
evaporation.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
Ban on Week. End Weddings.

Bishop Canevin placed the ban on
Saturday and Sunday marriages of Ro-
man Catholics in the Pittsburg do
cese. Only by his permission can mar
riages be celebrated on the two named
days.
This order is the result of many
scenes of disorder, often ending in
bloodshed, at the weddings of foreign
ers, but will apply with equal force
to English-speaking Catholics.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
GraHing ON Rye.

The practice Of turning cows ON
young rye In the fall IL a good one, but
when the ground Is very wet damage
may result. Grazing the rye causes IL
to stool. and the young rye provides
late green food; but, while the rye field
may be used for cows In the fall, they
should not be turned on too early In
the spring. 1t does not do 30 much
harm for cows to change from grass to
rye, as It does from dry food in tho
spring to young rye.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30

The resignation of Harry J. Horn.
al general manager of the Northern
Pacific railroad, and the appointment
Of George T. Slade, son-in-law OF ]. J.
Hill, to succeed him. is oficially an
nounced.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
Coal Ashes.

In one ton Of ashes from bituminous
coal are 8 pounds OF potash, 0 pounds
Of phosphoric acid, 50 pounds of lime
and large proportion Of waste mat
ter. Coal ashes are said to be about
equal to clay, and are nearly Of the
same composition. They possess little
or no value as fertilizer. but serve
to assist light, sandy soils to retain
moisture, answering the same purpose
as clay. The percentage Of potash and
phosphoric acid contained IL too small
In quantity to pay for hauling and
spreading coal ashes on the ground as
fertilizer. II any benefit Is derived
1t Is due to the mechanical effect of tho
ashes on the soil and as an absorbent
material.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
Fight for Life Of King.

Vienna, Oct. 20.-Emperor Francis
Joseph has now been Ill nearly three
weeks and while he has made some
improvement, his condition is not en-
tirely satisfactory.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
Feeding Cabbage to Poultry,

The small and inferior cabbages are
valuable as food for poultry. and will
be highly reiished In winter when
green food is scarce. They are easily
handled. as the heads require no cut
ting. the fowls picking them to pieces
and consuming them down to the
stalks
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The strawberry propagates itself in
two ways-by runners and by seed. II,
the runners are kept from roofing, the
vine will make an effort to reproduce
Itself from seed production Of berries)
in the spring. and some horticutul'ists
have given as their opinion that II the
vines are not allowed to throw out rum
ners In the summer there will be no
loss Of vitality by the old plants, and
the matter intended to be converted In
to runners will be stored in the plants
and converted into fruit when the
proper time arrives. The first thing to
do after harvesting the crop is to thor
oughly clean between the rows and
pull out the weeds between the plants
In the rows, so as to give the beds the
benefit of the hoe as much rs possible.
Moisture Is always beneficial to straw,
berry plants, and the ground should be
worked deep at first and then kept
loose on the surface until late In tho
fall, when the vines may be mulched.
Burning the beds should be done when
the ground Is frozen. This, 1t Is claim
ed, will enable the plants to begin anew
In the spring, the old plants being
thereby invigorated. the ashes provid-
ing potash. and the seeds Of weeds de-
stroyed. Leaves. straw or other ma.
terials may be placed over the plants
before winter sets in, to remain as
mulch until early In the spring. Fer.
tilizer is applied both just after har-
vest and early in the spring. Potted
plants are runners that are grown In
pots. close to the parent plants. each
runner being separated from Its parent
when It Is well rooted in the pot. 1t
is transplanted from the pot to the
open ground.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
Keen sheep.

Every farmer should have a few
sheep, in order to save much Of the ma
terial grown that may be wasted. Sheep
will eat great many plants which cat
tie reject, and they Craze closer to tho
ground. Young and tender weeds are
delicious to sheep, and they. therefore,
assist in Kidding the fields Of such pests.
A small flock Of mutton sheep should be
kept, II for no other purpose than to
supply the family with choice meat.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30
keepins Animals in Condition.

II the animals are allowed to rum
down in flesh 1t will be a loss to the
farmer, as he Is then compelled to re-
store them to their original condition
before he makes gain. At the same
time, there Is waste Of many days,
as the animals are below their normal
condition, which is lost time that can
never be regained.
Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-10-30

Simple slaughterlng Outht.
Figure shows big galvanized iron
washtub set upon few bricks piled up
for the occasion. small fire can be