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The Detroit times., 1908-08-27

Your honor, It was going so fast
that the bulldog on the seat beside
him looked like a dachshund. -Hous-
ton Post
ScSSccc SSSSSSSSSScSS
wanted on charges OF attempted rob
berry and assault with intent To xiii.
He is alleged TO have held up Charles
stevens In the latter's saloon at No.
$40 Michigan-ave. al the point oil a
revolver. March II. 1907. When Stew
ems refused, TO turn over the con-
tents OF his cash register. Osgood
ffred two shots ut frtrr. II -fs -eitarse-lr
but both went wild Recently De-
tective Wilson received tip that he
was In Fostoria, and his arrest was
the result. He Is 81 years old. An
officer will be sent for him
whiteiey'. First Infantry band. Michi-
gan National Guards, }. w. WhltcIey,
director. Will render the following
program at Water Works park. Sat
trtiaY aftefheeF-Ma Feh,.chief- Ex=
mond. Crhomas); (al La Pafoma,"
.lSpanishl.- Missudli lbl sweet Nio-
let's new, PowelD; song medley
overture, War Songs OF the Boys IN
the North" tScotchl. (Hume): Hun
garian Fantasia" (TobanD: waltzos,
Erin" Qrish). tBenneD; song; de-
scriptive pieces. Midway Plaisance."
Dude" tEampe): The Star Spangled
Banner"
Edward ButIcr aud Jessie johnson,
both coiored, and giving their ss-
dress as No. az Forrest east. wore
arrested Wednesday. on suspicion OF
having robbed Peter L.oowen. Of So
DiVision-st. Mr. Loowen owns con-
siderable property occupied by Ne
groes. He was calling on one OF his
tenants when. II Is alleged. the john
son woman asked him for nickel
When he pulled out his wallet to dc-
her--she- is alleged II
have grabbed IL. while Butler, IL was
charged. went through his pockets
Butler, however. has been discharged
but the woman Will probably hc
prosecuted.
Frank Davis, 10 years old, Inserted q
lighted match In the bung-hoIe of ~
supposedly empty gasoline barre.
Wednesday afternoon, to sec Wheti!-
er any gasoline remained. He found
out soon enough. for the barrel ex-
ploded with roar that was heard
throughout the downtown section
and shook the windows I'm several
buildings tn IRE tmmpriiutp- vfrtuttv
Incidentally Davis was thrown 80
feet. and landed against a brick wall.
The doctors have ordered him to AXE
II easy for n few DAYS. Though no
homes were broken. The explosion
occurred at the factory OF the Frank
Harris Floyd Lubricating oil Co. No.
l43 Beaubien-st Davis and others
were unloading barrels which were
being returned after having been
steamed one OF the barrels had es-
capped the steaming process and Davis
Investigated 20 make sure. The bar
rel was blown into small pieces.
The Detroit times., 1908-08-27
$40 BslnIt I CIsy.Iald nav. C.

vHARy FOOT or wAyn srExIr
II. sLIiSy1f{tshs3sf'I,.ssSsSsTS.. . - s,x
WEEKEND EXCURSIONS 10 cisys-
land every Saturday Night. y round trip
Day Trfps to Cleveland svery rsssL.
Thurs. and Sat. o.O Q. NJ Fare Tia
Fer MACkINAC and Way rorts,
AIpena, Petoskey. Chicago, soc,
bfara uette, Duluth-ieavs Monday and
b5o O.
FOR TOLEDO Sunday q Friday = q
n. Tuesday and Thursday. s:1 .. m
special steamer direct TO Mack
pnar and A1peRa- Lave Snndays 100
. IN: Tuestays, s.D .. m. and Thursdays.
3 n m
The Detroit times., 1908-08-27
N the Army y. VI. a. A. rooms, Fort
Wayne. Chaplain Clinton 81. snyder,


Pm the Army y. VI. a. A. rooms, Fort
Wayne. Chaplain Clinton ~. Snyder,
recently assigned 10 the seventh IN
fantry. Will make his initial address
To the soldiers Sunday evening, Aug
80 speaking on An old time hike,
Miss Katharine Day. soprano, VIII
render vocal music.
III. Cody, the Detroit printer
found dead IN "A box car near Wau-
|, kegan. Ill. was the son Of Mrs, Eltz-
ubrttr-t +r-tttr4t-4tsz--.sf- Ao--GSA- Clark
ave. and brother Of Mrs. L. 5. Lanis
and J. j. Hendricks Cody ma !
worked "a a linotype operator in all
j. the large cities OF the country
attempting III pusS n TURNER'S t*as"s
at Woodward and Wiiiow-avesr ia
Highland Park. Wednesday night. an
+ automobile owned and driven by GOD =
frey A. Scheich. No. IL Jay-st" col
lided with Flint car. and two Of
the occupants OF the machine, Charles
j. Diedrich. vice president and gen
cral manager OF the Huctteman ~
Cramer Co. and William Fritz. book
Keeper for the Detroit steel cooper :
age Co, We're painfully Cut and bruised
about the head. body and legs. tn"
auto was thrown against the wagon
The Detroit times., 1908-08-27
Local Ite m s

Bind cOncertsi Belie Isle, Thursday
| EVENING" Cnss park, Friday afternoon.
The Detroit times., 1908-08-27

City Ticket Once 124 Woodward
Ave, Phone NJ. 80.
The Detroit times., 1908-08-27

loaded with produce which Ellis Holt u.
man, farmer living near Rochester.
was bringing 10 market. Hoffman
was thrown on his seat. escaping
with bruises. while his produce was
scattered over the pavement. Dieu-
rlch and Fritz were taken home IN
another automobile. Several other
occupants Of the auto. escaped injury
almost by "A miracle, as the machine
IL a complete wreck
The Detroit times., 1908-08-27

He Will be nominated by petition, vol
unteers having started out Wednes-
day night TO secure the 500 names
The Detroit times., 1908-08-27
Hendrix Hull PulawharOO, who says he
.is cousin of King Meneiik and the
Fred Wright, "a painter and decorator
uas nrres1ed XNednc adm eharres

with assaulting Joseph Simon with
intent to do great bodily harm. the
two uuarreled at Maple-st and st.
Aubln ave. Tuesday morning. Simon
weighs over 200. while Wright is 90
pounds lighter. Fearing he woul
be licked" II they came to blows.
Wright. IL IL said. fired four times ~
simon. one bullet lodging In the ti3-
sue of tho tatter-s-f4s ARMAND
The Detroit times., 1908-08-27
The ~ Masonic blue lodges OF Detroit
/ held their secOnd annunl outing md

held their second annual outing and
field day at Bots Blanc park Wednes-
day. The morning boat carried Loo"
people. and the afternoon boat
sweiled the attendance many hun
dred more. The, day was spent with
baseball games ard other athl|t L.
events One OF TIE attractions was
tho ladies' egg race In which only
the wives OF members could partici-
pate. The joint committee In cha rye
of the outing consisted OF j. A. ia %
lard. Corinthian, chairman, Frank
-ThQmls u.
ACamelon, Palestine. j, Robert, Braun,
Oriental: Dr. G. w Moore. Union. Or.
W. n. Mariner. Detroit: Leo Taube.
Schiller. and John Bitz. Kilwinning.
The new mission chapel ut CruRe mud
Ioufs-aves., which was started last
fall under the auspices OF St Mat
thew's Evangelical Lutheran church.
VIII be dedicated next sunday morn
ing AZ 70 o'clock. The dedicatory
sermon will be preached by the Rev.
j. " Grabau. president OF the Buffalo
synod. the service To be conducted Inv
the German language In the even
ing there will he special services m
English. The choir OF 1t. Matthews
church wiz furnish a musical pro-
gram. The chapel is frame struc-
ture and cost about $500. The Rev.
u r. Lindke is the pastor OF the
mission.
Arthur Osgoed. alias Charles Miiburp.
has been arrested I'm Fostoria. a.. for
the ' uce OF this city. where he ~
The Detroit times., 1908-08-27


Into ktnseIs drug store ~ Mood
ward and Cleirmount -aVes.. via tLi
transom. wednesday evening. bu
were frightened away. The MOUNTED
police summoned. arrived some tm'
after the would-be burglars had de
camped.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

cannot afford to have any OF his farm
unproductive through seepage. The
first years crop on the reclaimed land
will more than pay for the drainage.
The agriculturist can usually an
swer the question Twill it pay?" II he
can ascertain what the cost of the
work will be.
From the necessity of varying the
distance between drains to accomplish
the same work in different classes OF
vary greatly.
The price of labor and materials in
different parts of the country is also
subject to constant change.
Farms of which parts have natural
drainage and parts require artificial
drainage may be improved at cost OF
Sc to So per acre for an entire farm
where the outlets are provided by ma
ture.
Resultant Profits.
The profit derived from draining wet
land is more apparent when we con-
slider that the same labor that is be-
slowed upon underdrained land will
produce from 20 to so per cent greater
yield of cereals where the land is
drained.
AS rule, lands to be drained should
have large supply of fertility, drain
age being the only thing needed to
make them productive.
1t has, however, been found by ex-
perience that soils which require ar
tificial fertiizing frequently become
very productive when drained, since
the fertilizers applied are able, through
the effect of drainage upon the soil,
to bring into use natural resources
hitherto hidden and unavailable.
Many thousands of acres of land
have been drained and in no instance,
when the work has been properly
done, did the money spent fail to pay
a large return on the investment. An
annual profit of 25 per cent is not at
all uncommon.
If the farmer owns the land he must
pay taxes, keep up improvements and
procure help and implements for Gull
tivating it.
If there is land which he cultivates
at a disadvantage, proper drainage
will cause it to yield full crop,
without the expenditure of any addi-
tional labor, seed, or capital and the
increase may be regarded as the profit
of drainage.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.

Spokane was unanimously chosen
AS the meeting place of the seven
teenth National Irrigation Congress
next year at the final session of the
sixteenth congress- Pueblo, Col, after
four days fight with brass bands and
blanket badges, was routed by Spo-
kane with two carloads of Washington
apples, some of them half as large
as mans head, and incidentally by
the fact that it is near Seattle, where
the Alaska ukon-P Pacific Exposition is
to be held, and that it has never had
congress.
A strong resolution against free
sugar is included, also resolutions
for the creation of immigration bu-
reaus by the Western states and terri
tories; requesting cooperation with
the National Conservation Commits
sion, a conservation committee of the
Irrigation Congress being authorized;
urging that the Carey act be made ap-
plicable to the territories; indorsing
the movement to hold a session of the
congress in Washington in 1910, to be
known as an International Congress
on Irrigation, and asking appropria-
lions from the state and the federal
governments for THIS congress; and
authorizing the present congress to
appoint a committee of five, to be
known as the congressional commit
tee, charged with the duty of urging
the recommendations of the irrigation
congress.
Mr.. Cloudy declared that "the work
of this association will not be finished
until all the flood waters in the arid
and semi-arid sections shall have been
impounded for irrigation, power and
other useful purposes. It will not be
finished till we have worked out the
great problem of saving our forests,
especially the forests at the head
waters of our irrigation streams" He
recommended the creation of irriga-
ton districts, that the people might
provide their own irrigation works.
The following officers were select
ed: President, George I. Barstow Of
Texas; vice-president, H. d. Loveland
of San Francisco; second vice-presi-
dent, I. d. O'Donnell, Montana; secre-
tary, B. A. Fowler, of Arizona.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15
COUNTING DRAINAGE COST.

The cost of drainage of sub-irrigated
lands need not and should not be con-
sidered, because the value of the land
reclaimed for cultivation and the water
recovered for irrigation will more than
counterbalance it.
The cost is what discourages many
farmers, but drainage should be re-
garded as an investment rather than
an expense.
When land is very valuable a farmer
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

gone far beyond American practice in
not only building main and secondary
canals for the diversion of water from
Bow River to the general area to be
irrigated, but in also throwing out
from the secondary canals complete
system of distributing bitches that will
bring the water to every quarter sec.
ton (160 acres) of land to be irri-
gated. This removes entirely from the
farmer the burden of building any
thing other than his own farm dis
tributing bitches, and in buying his
farm he receives from the railway
company map showing exactly where
the latter agrees to deliver water to
him, and exactly what portion of the
farm is capable of irrigation. He is
charged certain sum per acre for the
non-irrigable land in his farm, and a
larger sum (about $40 more) for the
irrigable land He receives not only
his land title, but also deed of water
supply guaranteeing a certain mini
mum amount of water per annum Cor
for the season., and there is back of
this guarantee the double responsible
ity of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Company and the Canadian govern
ment itself. In addition to the initial
payments for the land (Which, being
in new country, are, Of course, low
as compared with similar irrigable
land in the American West), he is
charged an annual, fixed sum of fifty
cents an acre for the water of his irIi-
gable land; this being the only an.
nual charge of any kind which he has
to bear in connection with the COM
plete irrigation system.
Such contract and such conditions
are practically ideal, and it is hard to
see how they can be materially i'm
proved The United States can GER
tainly find much to learn in this ex
ample of enlightened irrigation policy
and law.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

The following brief general com
parsons are made to the paragraphs
(a), (b), etc.:
(a) In very few of the Western
states water is declared state property,
while in-the greater number it is de-
clared public property. In some states
application to appropriate and use
water must be made to the state en-
gineer or other state official, while in
others the posting of notice in any
public place or filing notice with the
county clerk is all that is required.
CD In certain of the states the
construction of dams is under state
approval. The same is true of other
irrigation structures endangering life
or property. Unappropriated water is
subject to appropriation, regardless of
rate to the user" Beneficial use is
the measure.
(c) This provision is common to
many of the states, except the state
seldom makes measurements of the
stream. This burden is left to the
parties interested. In many states the
law provides that any party having an
interest in the water may protest
against awarding further rights. 1t
must be shown by the parties protest
ing that there is no water unappro-
priated in said stream.
(d) There is no stated duty Of
water in the several states. The duty
is usually determined, if determined
at all, by existing practice in the To-
cality or in surrounding localities. If
it is fact, as this article states, the
duty under the Canadian project is
fixed at $50 acres, variation must be
allowed or there is certainly more
uniform soil in Canada than in the
States. Some lands in our part of
this country require much more water
than is here stated to produce prof
liable crop.
(e) Unknown under our govern
ment.
CD In the Western states water is
apportioned to the several canals or
bitches, when apportioned at ALL by
county or state water commissioners.
Unless the state has assumed control
of the waters by Legislative action, or
unless the court has assumed control,
there is not sufficient authority be-
hind the water commissioners to
make their work effective.
(g) In almost all cases this burden
and expense is borne by the water user.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-11-15

Good luck is the result of work
that counts-bad luck just the oppo-
site.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-16

I'm not to have NJ. Zerkovitch's
company this time. sy?"
"Why, no. captain! You see. Zerko-
witch left the castle soon after 6 clock.
Rather a short night. yes. but he was
in hurry"
Sophy burst into laugh at the dis
may on Markart's face. I'VE neither
OF us knew that. Captain Markart did
we?' she cried. I'VE thought he was
sleeping OF the fright you'd given
him.
"Your royal highness gives me
leave stammered Markart. his eyes
on his horse.
Certainly. captain. But don't be
vexed There will be no invidious
comparisons. Zerkovitch doesn't pro-
pose to report himself to General Ste
movies Immediately on his arrival"
Good natured Markart joined In the
laugh at his own expense. I'm hardly
awake yet. He must be made of iron.
that Zerkovitch!' 4
"Quicksilver!" smiled the prince. As
Markart mounted he added. "Au re-
vOir"'
Markart left the two standing side
by side-the princes serious face lit up
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-16

his ucdTl uO
longer was. for his heart had felt So
phys spell.
You can have had next to no sleep
all night. monseigneur." said Sophy in
reproach, mingled with commiseration
u don't need it. The sight Of your
face refreshes me. We must talk.
Zerkovitch brought news"
In low. grave tones he told her the
tidings and the steps which he and
Zcrkovitch had taken.
II understand my fathers reasons
for keeping me III the dark. He meant
1t we'll. but he was blinded by this idea
about my marriage. But l see. too.
how 1t fitted in with Stenovics' IDEAS
think it's war between us now. and
I'm ready"
Sophy was almost dazed. The kings
life was not to be relied on for q week
for day-no. not for an hour! But
she listened attentively. Zerkovitch
had gone back to Slavna on a fresh
horse and at top speed. He would have
more than two hours lead Of Markart.
His first duty was to open communica-
tions with Lepage and arrange that the
valet should send him all the informa-
ton which came to his ears and any
Impressions which he was able to gath
er in the palace. Zerkovitch would for
ward the reports to Praslok immediate
~ so long as the prince remained at the
castle. But the prince was persuaded
that his father would not refuse to see
TN ho< hn
Of the case. "My father is really at
tached to me-" he said. land If | see
him I'm confident that can persuade
him Of the inexpediency Of my leaving
the kingdom just now. A hint of my
suspicious with regard to the countess
and Stenovics would do It. but I'm re-
luctant to risk giving him such shock.
think l can persuade him without"
But Is 1t safe for you to trust your.
self at Slavna In the palace and alone?"
II must risk the palace alone. and
I'm not much afraid. Stenovics might
go to- war with me. but don't think
he'd favor assassination. And to Slav-
M shan't 60 alone. Our gunners will
so with us. Sophy. We have news OF
the guns being on the way. There will
be nothing strange In my marching
the gunners down to meet them.
They're only half trained even In drill,
but they're brave fellows. Well take
up our quarters with them in Sulei-
mans tower. don't fear all Slavna II
I hold Suleiman's tower with 800 Vol
senians. Stafnitz may do his worst"
Eyes. see." she answered thought
fully. II can't come with you to Sulei-
mans tower. though"
Only II there are signs Of danger.
Then you and Marie must come. II all
IL quiet you can stay in her house. We
can meet often. as often as possible.
For the rest we must waisr'
Ito Be Continued,)
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-16

sorting blaze.
I'VE must keep this story a secret or
we shall be laughed at by oil Slavna.
~. Zerkovitch."
ZerkOvitch gave him sharp glance
Fl should think you would report your
discreet conduct to your superiors, cap
tain. Orders are orders. secrecy is
secrecy. even though it turns out that
there was no need for it,
Markart was about to reply with a
Joke when the prince entered. He
greeted both cordially. showing. of
course. In Markart's presence no sur
prise at Zerkovitch's arrival.
{ There will be rooms and food and
wine ready for you. gentlemen. In a
few minutes. Captain Markart. you
must rest here for tonight. for your
horse's sake as well as your own.
suppose your business will wait till the
morningr'
my orders were to lose not a mo-
0ent in communicating It to you. SIR"
VERY well. You're from his maj
estyr'
seS9 800
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-16
~ ne King comes nrst-and I dare say


your affair will wait. Zcrkovitch?"
ness by no means discreet in the pres
ence Of third party. an aid-de-camp
to StenOvics. mo. sir: no. it can't walt
an
The prince interrupted. Nonsense.
man. nonsense! Now 60 to your room.
I'll come in and bid you Good night I"
He pushed his overzealous friend from
the room. calling to Peter Vassip to
guide him to the apartment he was to
occupy. Then he came back to Mark
art. Now. captain"'
Markart took out his letter and pre-
sented 1t, with a salute. "Sit down
while I read It," said the prince. seat
ing himself at he table.
The prince read his letter and sat
playing with it in his fingers for half a
minute or so. Then thought seemed
to strike him. Heavens. never told
Peter to light fires! hope he has
You're wet, and Zerkovitch Is terribly
liable to take cold" He jumped up.
Excuse me. We have no bells in this
old place. you know" He ran out Of
the room. closing the door behind him.
Markart sprang to the door He did
not dare to open It. but he listened to
the princes footsteps. They sounded
to the left-one. two. three, four. five
six paces. They stopped. A door open
ed and shut. Markart made mental
note and went back to the fire, smiling
He thought that idea Of his really
would please General Stenovics.
In three minutes the prince returned.
II did Peter injustice. Zerkovitch's fire
is all right" he said. "and there's a
good one in your room. too. he tells
me. And now. Captain Markart to our
business. You know the contents Of
the letter you carried?"
"Yes. sir. They were communicated
to me in view Of their urgency and In
case Of accident to the letter."
"As matter Of form. repeat the gist
to me-"
General Stenovics has to inform
your royal highness on the kings be-
half that his majesty sees no need Of a
personal interview. as his mind Is irrcv-
Ocably fixed. and he orders your royal
highness to set out for Germany with
in three days from the receipt Of this
letter No pretext is to delay your roy
al highness' departure"
Perfectly correct. captain. Tomor-
row l shall give you an answer ad-
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-06-16

an opportunity Of considering 1t indie
pendently. General Stenovics must
consider what a responsibility be un-
dertakes II be advises the king to re-
fuse to see his son. l shall await his
majesty's answer here. That is the
message. You understandr
Perfectly. SIR"
"Just repeat 1t. The terms are i'm
portant"
Markart obeyed. The prince nodded
his head. you shall have the letter
for the king early In the morning. Now
for bed! I'll show you to your ROOM"
They went out and turned to the left
Markart counted their PAGES. At six
PAGES they came to door and passed
II. Four farther on the prince ushered
him into the room where he was to
sleep. It was evident that the prince
had made personal inspection Of the
state Of N. Zerkovitch's fire!
Good night. captain. BY the way
the king continues well?''
''Dr. hatcher says. sir. that he doesn't
think his majesty was ever better In
his life"
The prince looked at him for just a
moment. with q reflective smile. 'Ah
and a trustworthy man. hatcher
Good night!'
Markart did not see much reason to
think that the question. the look. the
smile and the comment had any sig
niticance. but there would be no harm
In submitting the point to General Ste
movies. Pondering over this. he forgot
to count the princes PAGES this time
II he had counted the sum would have
been just four. Nj. Zerkovitch's FIRE
needed another royal inspection. I,
needed 1t almost till the break of day
THE kings life hangs by hair anG
your crown by thread" That was
the warning which Lepage had giver
and Zerkovitch had carried through the
night.