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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
JAPS TAKING The
OFFENSIVE
Omitted Press Association

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Sept. o.
The police Of this city have been
busy today investigating the dis.
turbances here yesterday growing
out of anti-oriental agitation. Sew.
eral arrests have been made The
Japanese assumed the offensive to.
day and 2 well known citizens were
Injured.
A. G. Henderson was taken to the
hospital and f. r. Wall, editor OF
The Calgarist. of Calgary, was also
set upon by Japanese and severely
Injured.
Baron Xxi Yiro Ishii, chief OF
the bureau OF foreign affairs and
head OF the Japanese consular SER
vice, who was forced to flee from
the mob the first day of rioting, ad.
dressed meeting yesterday and
advised his countrymen to be
patient.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
FIFTEEN HORSES BURNED

Fire last night totally destroyed
the barns of the City Scavenger Co.
at 14l6 Bridge av. Fifteen head OF
horses were burned. The exact loss
is not known owing to the absence
of James Sorenson, senior member
OF the firm, who is in Portland,
Ore, negotiating for property and
apparatus to start a similar bust.
ness there. Mystery surrounds the
cause of the confiagration.
1t is not believed to have been
ineendiary. although people of the
neighborhood have complained long
about the strong smelling business
being so close to residences with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
SEN. CARTER WOULD
FORCE ARBITRATION

Sen. Thomas Carter, of Montana,
in his Labor Day Grafton at Mis-
soula. advocated compulsory arbi-
tration of disputes between labor
and capital. The senator's utter
ances are taken TO indicate that he
will father legislation in the next
session of congress egulating inter
state labor difficulties.
If the senator from Montana leads
the agitation for arbitration the
movement will command national
attention.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09

The following licenses were IS
sued this morning: r. O. Porrak
of Sprague and Mary e. Houran,
Chippeway Falls, Wis; A. H. King
and Irene Hayes. both Spokane; B.
f. Durall and Lulu M. Lloyd, Rex
ford, Mont; Duncan M. Ferguson
and Margaret Seed. Rossland, b.
c.. Frank Dalessandra and Teresa
Mazetta. Spokane.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09

which the neighborhood is thlckly
populated. The blaze was gotten
under control easily, but not before
the structure was doomed.
j. l.. Berridge, l of the owners,
says he believed that the careless
throwing away of a match by the
men who were at the barn and had
been drinking was the cause. A lot
OF straw that had been picked up
after the circus left was In the
place and the fire quickly spread
in this so that when the fire de
partment arrived the barn was
ablaze almost all over. Surround
ing residences were endangered for
awhile.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
NOBODY B0THERS THE
DUTCH jake BLOCKADE

jake in command of the depart
ment, Chief of Police Rice could
remedy the matter in hurry by
arresting Jake and the other share
holders in the company, and prose
cute for obstructing public
street. Only Saturday night a de-
fenseless woman orator of the So
cialists was arrested on the same
charge and Inundated by being
dragged to the police station and
compelled to put up $25 bond for
her release.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
BAVARIA WELCOMES
PEACE CONGRESS

Special Correspondence to The Press.
MUNICH, Bavaria, Sept 9.-Dis.
tinguished citizens of Bavaria join
ed today in welcoming delegates
from all nations gathered here to
take part in deliberations of the
18th universal peace congress. 1t is
10 years since there has been a
session of the congress in Germany.
The Sth congress was held at Ham
burg in 1897.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
THE CLUYD TROUBLE

Louis X. Church, keyhole detec.
tive who caused the arrest of the
children who threw eggs at Prof
ID. E. Cloyd. filed new complaint
in the superior court this morning
against the professor who failed to
come through with the 500 reward
he offered. Since the original com.
plant. the school board paid half
the bill and the new complaint asks
for the balance from Cloyd, who
now lives In Ogden.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09

NAMED until Mrs. Hazlett was re-
leased on bail.
Last evening at Oliver hall Mrs.
Hazlett pulled the hair of the adj
ministration to some considerable
extent and the packed house cheer
ed her on. Tonight she is going into
more details in a street meeting on
Riverside and Howard and what
she promises to do to the police
department is savage to contem-
plate.
Whether she will be allowed to
talk or not Is uncertain. The po-
lice say she has to have a permit.
The orator says the constitution Of
the United States is good enough
for her. She is going to test the
city ordinance.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09

TACOMA, Sept. 9.-Tacoma PEG.
pie apparently are about evenly d.
vided on the question of the Green
river gravity water system, a two
million dollar project on which
they vote tomorrow at special
election.
Politics have been injected into
the issue. Democrats favor the
gravity system while republicans
take the other side.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
FIGHTING FLAME
DEEP IN Mine
Two Hundred Men Cut Off From
Escape and Will Probably
Be Burned.

Rescue parties are working like
mad to effect an escape for the
imprisoned. 1t is race between
the shovels of the rescuers and the
flames. Many doubt ability Of the
men to reach the miners before
they perish.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
GRAND ARMY
Meeting TODAY
Omitted Press Association

UNITED Press AssOcIatIohJ
SARATOGA, N. ", Sept. 9.-The
streets of New York's famous re-
sort blossomed into sea of pa
triotic colors today in honor of the
thousands of veterans in attend
ance upon the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. Every indication points to
hot fight for the chief executive
officer. Candidates are General
Charles Burton, Missouri, Patrick
Conroy, Kansas; General Wilder,
Tennessee; Chester Burrows, New
Jersey.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
KAISER SLEEPS IN
ASBESTOS HOUSE

BERLIN. Sept. 9.-More than
100000 soldiers are engaged in the
annual army maneuvers today near
Hanover. The emperor spent the
night on the field in an asbestos
house. His sons are with their
regiments. e p.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
Cement WORKER
IS KILLED

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9.-Left
to die by assassins, identity un.
known, Albert Miller, cement work
err, age 80. was found unconscious,
suffering from fractured skull last
night. He died several hours later
at the emergency hospital.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
REDMEN IN SESSION
Omitted Press Association

Omitted Press Association.)
NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 9.-Tho
great council of Redmen met today
in Armory hall and will continue to
Saturday. Delegates have come
from all states and territories and
it is stated that 1000 members %
the order are in this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
MACHiNiSTS ARE
IN CONVENTION
Omitted Press Association. }

IUhIted PFess AssoclatIOn.J
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9.-Delegates
representing 100000 members of
the International Association of
Machinists are in convention here
today. President James O'Connell,
who has been chief executive of the
association for Is years, will likely
be reelected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
SAM JUST CLEARED OUT

Lavina NJ, ReynOIdS tOuay
brought action foI divorce from
Sam Reynolds. alleging desertion.
They were married in Rossland. b.
c., in 1905, and 6 months later Sam
left for parts unknown.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
UNION CONTRACTS
ARE SECURE
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CHICAGO, Sept. cit is official
ly denied by the telegraphers that
500 operators employed by the
brokers aud newspapers ON leased
wires will be called out. In no
event will the union break con-
tracts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
RECEIVER NAMED

Lloyd f. Candy was appointed re-
ceiver for the Pacific Live Stock
association this morning by Judge
Huneke. His bond was set at $685.
900. which surety company fur
pished
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
HOO HOO IN SESSION

ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. "a. G..
Ramsey, shark of the universe, call.
ed the national concatanetion of
Hoo Hoo to order this morning.
The subject of the restriction of
membership was the principal mat
ter considered
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
UNITED Press Association.)

Omitted Press Association.)
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 1.-Two
hundred men are fighting for their
lives in tunnels of the Eaperanzas
mine in Mexico, with flames eating
UP the woodwork or the corridors
and slowly driving them deeper into
the mine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-09
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON MONDAY. SEPTEMBER g.
GREA T BRIDGE WRECK

First photographs this follow
the appalling disaster the cever Quebec
which collapsed
workmen down 300 feet to
the largest
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25

meet these requirements. Any at
tempt to introduce new crops or to
try great variety is wasted energy.
The farmers know cotton, corn, and
cowpeas Now if it can be shown that
change of methods or a change of
seed will greatly increase the crop, the
first important step has been taken.
They are then ready to believe III
more; but failure here is fatal. Even
in dealing with these plants the instruc-
tions must be simple and appeal to
the farmers Judgment. Advice should
be given along thoroughly tested lines,
inclining always to the safe side.
(2) The demonstration must be
simple, and, at first, confined to small
area. Two or three acres will give
just as good a test as a larger tract,
and at the commencement the farmer
is more likely to successfully carry out
demonstration on few acres than
on his entire farm. When he sees the
advantage of the better methods he will
increase the area as rapidly as possible.
Generally the farmer has neither ma
chinery nor teams to inaugurate the
plan on a larger scale at first.
CD The question of successfully
interesting the farmers is a personal
equation. First, they must have some
knowledge of the men who are man
aging the movement and make out
the instructions. Second, the men who
act as field agents must be practical
farmers; no use in sending carpen
ter to tell a tailor how to make
coat, even if he is pretty we'll read up
on coats. The tailor won't follow.
The farmer must be recognized
leader, progressive, influential and able
to carry public opinion with him.
Public opinion is brought into har-
mcny and made forceful by the sup
port Of the press and cooperation of
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25

lCSS use Ol SOOU 1lldC1IllIC1y ILd1A AL IAAN
Northern States, and corresponding
ly lower earning capacity. Where the
South Carolina farmer uses one mule,
weighing 800 to 900 pounds, and one
man to p1ow, accomplishing less than
an acre per day from three to four
inches deep, the Iowa farmer uses at
least three horses, weighing from I,4oo
to 1900 pounds each, and plows four
acres per day, six to eight inches deep
He uses five and one-ha1f times the
power and accomp1ishes about eight
times the work in a day, if depth of
p1owing be considered What is true
of p1owing is equally true of other
lines of farm work. There has been
considerable instruction along the line
Of how to produce larger crops per
acre, but they have not taught the
Importance Of working more acres in
day.
This is the key to agricultural re-
form: More power and better ma
chinery on the farm, and more ac-
comp1ished in day; heavier mules and
more Of them. Away with the ha1f-a-
mule farmer and convert the one-mu1e
farmer into four-mu1e farmer. What
revolutionized manufacturing in the
United States and made us the first
OF productive nations? More power
and less hand work. What will hold
the boys on the farm and multiply
the wealth Of Our farmers More
power and less hand work.
Raising more farm stock is the next
important item in this agricultural up
lifting. 1t is noted that in Iowa the
value of farm stock annually market
ed is $a77 for each worker, while in
South Carolina the va1ue is 81. The
value Of stock of all kinds per farm
in Iowa is $1,214; in South Carolina.
S134; Alabama, $162; Vermont, $742.6o.
These amounts represent the total live
stock land include teams, COWS, swine,
etc.
Comparing South Carolina and
Alabama farms with those of Vermont
and Iowa:
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25

that the soil be deepened, strengthen
ed and made more active by deep
blowing, intensive cultivation and the
turning under of green crops. La
word it can be accomplished by the
universal practice of good farming.
But allowing for shortage and failures,
my estimate is gain of 500 per cent.
in ten years, if the proper methods be
used for working out the reforms.
How can it be wrought out? In the
same way that the revolution in our
mechanical industries was accomplish
ed. Fifty years since the mechanical
industries were hand crafts, slow, CUM
bersome, non-remunerative. The
Transformation was not made by plac-
ing books on the value of steam and
electricity in the common schools, but
by building factories all over the
country and absorbing the busi-
ness. The machine harnessed to pow
er showed that it could do better and
cheaper work than that done by hand
methods. Old methods were swept
away, and 10! we are leading the world
in mechanism The sewing machine,
the mower and the reaper have come
into general use, not by writing books
about them, but by placing them in
the hands of the people for trial.
There is only one effective way to
reach and influence the farming class
es, and that is by object lessons such
as the Government has begun in its
Cooperative Demonstration Work
wide-awake men going into each COM
munity and showing better methods
of agriculture. The following is an
outline of successful plan of inf1uenc-
ing Southern farmers by object les
sons:
How the Demonstration Work May
be Made to Succeed.
CD The demonstration must be
limited at first to two or three stand
ard crops, and must include the prin-
cipa1 cash crops, a general food crop
and a we11-known renovating crop. In
II, = Co,1+1, co++On corn and COWOeaS
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25
300 Per Cent Increase in Southern
Farm Products.

Farm Products.
This array Of figures tells a sad story
Of small earnings. poor environments.
scant living. and general poverty
Where the va1ue of the buildings on
the farm in State averages on1v $I54,
a laroe Der cent of them must be be-
low this amount Thev have neither
cows, pigs nor sheep. Thev toll with
horse or mule for two or three labor
ers. with a total annual productive ca
pacity Of $TA8 gross earnings for
each toi1er Where large per cent
Of the farms are worked upon the
shares, and one-ha1f goes to the pro-
Drietor. it leaves about $74 to each
tojler for a years work
1t is with intense pain and regret
that [ call attention to the impover-
ished condition Of the average farmer
in at least seven of the Southern States.
a condition entirely unnecessary and
easily remedied. I have outlined the
methods by which this can be done.
and I estimate that there is a possible
tive power of the farm 1aborers of the
average Southern States, and distrib-
ute the gain as follows: 100 per cent.
to rotation of crops and better til
1aee; 50 per cent to better drainage;
30 per cent. to seed of higher vitality,
thoroughbred and carefully selected;
30 per cent. to the use Of more eco
nomic plans for feeding stock, and the
abundant use Of 1egumes; 200 per cent.
to the use of more and better mules
and farm machinery, and 200 per cent.
to the production of more and better
stock.
How to Do It.
This would require that the idle
lands be used for stock, and the value
of grasses and legumes be understood;
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25


The question arises, Can it be done,
or must the conditions continue till the
final overthrow Of free institutions?
How can we increase the earnings
of the farm toiler? Principally i'll
seven ways
By More Thorough Ti1lage of the
Soil.-In the South by deeper and
more frequent blowing; by rotation
of crops and the filling Of the soil
with humus, by the planting Of 1e-
gumes and turning under the green
crop. This course will easily double
the average yield of cotton, corn,
oats, and wheat, overcome excessive
drought, or moisture, and insure the
harvest in adverse seasons.
II.
Better Farm Drainage
will remedy the excess of moisture
in wet weather and the lack of moist
ure in dry weather, both so deleteri-
Gus to the growing vegetation. It
renders possible soil cultivation at all
times and prevents the accumulation
of hydrOstatic water to the injury of
the crops. It increases and deepens
the effect Of the forces that make plant
food in the soil and gives a vitality
and power to the soil action scarcely
possible without it.
The selection and planting of bet
ter seed This is one of the grand
est teachings Of progressive agricul-
ture. Wonderful possibilities are
folded within the covering of seed.
1t transmits to the future plant the
likeness, the vital forces. the natural
diate parent, and long line of an
cestors. The future plant may be
modified and improved by intensive
cultivation, but no nursing can entire
| ly overcome the inherent vitality or
i weakness which it may have inherited
| The value of good seed can scarcely
! be estimated.
The use of economic plants, bet
| ter suited to Our particular soil than
those we are at present cu1tivating,
can be made a great aid. For ex-
ample: Our people persistently plant
K.
when ration of cowpe&s and sorghum,
equally nutritious, could be produced
at less than half the expense We
feed Our stock as we provide food for
our families, without regard to nutri-
tive value or cost of production. One
OF the large planters of Louisiana
| saved $3I 900 in one year by substi-
tuting leguminous crops, with other
cheap foods, for corn and oats, and
the animals were equally we'll nourish-
| ed.
V.
Fertilizers.-In the reform move
ment commercial fertilizers, iudicious
| ly used, have an important part. AL
most as much damage, however, is
done by their indiscriminate use as bv
their entire neglect. Properly used,
they are a great aid to production.
VI.
More Horse Power.-The sixth
item of reform, and the one from
Whlch the greatest net gain will be
realized, at the least cost, is the use
OF more power and improved machin-
cry upon the farm. A careful ino11irv
INTO the causes for the farm workers
II IN d1ferent States varying SO widely in
the ratio OF horses or mules en-
ployed to the number of workers upon
the farms. In Iowa, where each farm
worker produces $6II.11 annually, ex-
elusive OF stock, nearly four horses
per worker were used. In Vermont.
with an earning capacity of $32z. 81,
two horses per worker were used and
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25

Resident owners, p. c.............. c.. ..
Nonresident owners. >.
=
",NiiiSo' - - ''Pl
Value imp1m'ts, mach. ch...... :.
Fertilizers per farm. ................ :.
Yield per acre. Observation-Disclosures. :.
Live stock, sold, per farm. ............
Mich cows per farm. ............. :.
.
Hens, including Guinea. ...............
Value poultry.
Number of eggs. dozen
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-09-25
How to Do It.

This would require that the idle
lands be used for stock, and the value
of grasses and legumes be understood;
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-24
Dr.. Tuomy and Wife Return.

DR.. ]. T. Tuomy and wife have
returned to the city and will make
their home in Bemidji.
DR.. Tuomy was married, August
18th, at 1880 a. M, at Minneapolis,
to Miss Emma Leyde, of this city,
Rev. Father Cullen of Minneapolis
performing the ceremony.
After the wedding, DR.. and Mrs.
Tuomy went to the Dales of the St;
Croix, where they remained until
their departure for home, arriving
here Friday morning.
DR.. and Mrs. Tuomy are so we'll
known in Bemidji that extended
comment on either is unnecessary.
The doctor has practiced his pro.
fession of dentistry for several years,
and has very large circle of friends.
Mrs. Tuomy, as Miss Leyde, has
taught in the public schools of this
city during the past three years, dur.
ing which time she has ever been a
popular member of Bemidji's society
people, and is a universal favorite:
The Pioneer joins with the friends
of the couple in wishing them every
happiness in their welded life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-24

fair officials and agreed to lease the
grounds for two years, from the time
of expiration of the present lease
(May, 1908,) and assured the
officials that he would do all in his
power to further the success of the
fair to be held in this city Septem-
Der 26-27-2S. .a@s.-.. -
The work of building the pens,
additional stalls, etc., and arranging
the grounds generally will be COM
menced at once. .-.-,
The race track is in fine condition,
and local horsemen have been train
ing their speeders on the course all
summer. " ... -.-
The premium list book for the
fair is being printed and will be
ready for delivery the middle of next
week. r s..
The program for the fair has also
been about completed, and those
who attend the fair will witness. one
of the best exhibitions ever held in
in the north half of the state. i
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-24
COUNTY FAIR OFFICIALS
HAVE LEASED GROUNDS
A. A. White, Who Owns the Lands Extends the Time of
the Lease, Which Would Have Expired Next May.
.Pushing the Fair.

The Beltrami County Agricultural
association has succeeded in leasing
the present fair grounds, in the north
end of the city, and will at once
begin the construction of a perma.
nent building on the grounds for
exhibition purposes.
A.A.White,who owns the grounds,
was in the city yesterday and took
up the matter of lease with the
agricultural society, which was
represented by President Yves
Wright, Vice President John Lunn,
Secretary A. G. Rutledge, and F. S,
Lycan, Thomas Newly and w. E.
Neal, members of the board of
directors. .~.~....-..
Mr.. White realizes fully that Be-
midi is growing and that the build
ing of residences would extend to-
wards the fair grounds, which are
located on Mr.. Whites land and
adjoin the plated portion of the city
blocks. However, he displayed a
very liberal disposition toward the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-08-24
"WARM" BASEBALL GAME
PROMISED FOR TOMORROW
AkeIey Will Pit Her Crack Team
Against Bemidji. Locals Will
Be Strong.

What will undoubtedly prove tt
be the very best ball game of the
season will be played on the loca
diamond tomorrow, when the Akeley
team will try conclusions will,
Bemidji. ..
The Akeley team is this year com
posed of almost the same players that
formed the organization last year
when they shut out the Bemidj
crack team. Coleman,the elongated
Indian twirler who famed last years
bunch to "frazzle," is pitching
for Akeley and is in good form. -
Manager Otto intends to put the
strongest team in the game tomor.
row that he has had lined up this
year. He will do the pitching, with
old reliable Louie" Roy behind the