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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-12
Educational Needs.


"First comes education. On this sub
iect we have found uniformity of
ideas in every state from the east to
the west. SO closely are ideas allied
in the different sections that we find
almost exactly the same expressions
used. There are certain phrases which
we find cropping out to express the
same ideas in all parts of the coun-
try.
"There is a general feeling that the
rural school needs recognizing and re-
directing; that more domestic science,
manual training and the practical side
of life should be taught. This has been
true in all our hearings, and we found
the same expressions in the replies to
the questions sent out by the commits
sion to farmers.
"Second in interest after education
are good roads. We find two express
sions in this common desire for better
highways: One is that good roads will
promote social intercourse in the coun-
try and the other, particularly in the
south, is that the government should
build roads for the communities. We
do not hear this so much in the west,
where the communities seem to feel that
they can take care of themselves.
"Third in frequency among questions
we hear is the emphasis placed on or
ganization among farmers; there is nc
unanimity of opinion as to the kind OF
organizations, but they all feel the same
way about the need of them; that the
agriculturist does not present solid
front and can not therefore compete
with the organizations of commerce.
"Opinions among farmers on or
gAnization are not uniform enough tC
enable the commission to make any
recommendations on the subject. Their,
are principally two kinds of sugges
tons: One is that these organiza
tions take the form of a combination
or trust to set the price on products
and the other is for cooperation of in
terests, to study ana understand tn,
laws of trade and farm Management
in similar manner to the Californi;
Fruitgrowers' exchange, which en-
deavors to find the best markets, stud,
transportation, the laws of trade an'
acquire other useful knowledge.
leave it to you as to which of thes
organizations is the better, and / thinl
there will be no difference of opinion
on the subject.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-12
Drowned in English Channel

London, Dec. s.-Alfred Dobson, gen
eral agent for Tasmania in London,
while crossing the channel from Bou-
logne to Folkstone on Saturday was
drowned
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-12
DR.. NOrthrop to Quit U. of NJ.

DIR. Cyrus Northrop viii retire from
the presidency of the University of
Minnesota at the close of the present
c9llege year.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-12
'WHATfARMERSNEED
COUNTRY LIFE COMMISSION
In SESSION AT SPOKANE.
President Roosevelt's Questioners Have
Much Praise for the Work in Hand
and Tell of Result Of Their Trip Over
the States-Articles Of Interest to All
Many Subjects Are Discussed.

In an address at Spokane Saturday
by Professor l.. II. Bailey, chairman of
the country life commission, said:
Gin no place that we have visited
have l found so much interest among
the business men in agriculture and in
the. building up of the country as in
Spokane.
''In the hearings and inquiries which
we are conducting we find that there
are four interests which stand out most
prominently in the people IS, minds, and
on which we are asked most frequently
for information and assistance.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-12
Liquor Question Robs Up.

|. fThe fourth question which we hear
raised most frequently is the liquor
problem. We are confronted with the
whole subject of liquor suppression,
especially in the south, where it be-
comes a race problem. 1t is one Of the
things in the south which is driving the
white people to the towns, whore they
feel sure of protection, and it compli-
Gates the farm labor problem in the
south and the north. If the farm labor
er feels that he has not been treated
well and is not having an ysocial pas
time he is apt to be driven to the sa-
loon, which then becomes menace. We
have been importuned-pathetically i'm
portuned-again and again to recon-
mend to the president that he ask con
gress to help check the saloon
Another important question which
confronts us but which you doubtless
do not feel here is the depletion of the
virgin soil.
CAN over the country the soil is be-
ing depleted; not exhausted, but de-
pleted. Hitherto this depletion has
brought about three results: When
the soil begins to fail the persons till
ing it move to new land. But there
are no longer great areas of new land
to which people can go. AS result we
are coming to do some real farming.
In the eastern part of the country, and
| say this here with some hesitation.
we are beginning to bring sicence and
skill and knowledge into our farming
and our land is growing richer. We
never can have scientific agriculture
until the land constantly produces more.
This condition is just beginning to be
brought about.
''The second result of soil depletion
is, as / have just mentioned, the taking
up of more scientific farming methods.
1t is no longer necessary to go west
to get new land. Every man has new
land who has new ideas to put into
operation.
Poverty After Soil Depletion.
''The third result of soil depletion, if
we do not have scientific farming, is
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-12
Poverty After Soil Depletion.

"The third result of soil depletion, if
we do not have scientific farming, is
poverty and degradation, and this is
coming in some communities. There is
now abandoned land in all parts of the
country, even on the Pacific coast. From
my college windows in New York /
can look out on hills that are aban-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-12-19
DR.. McKoWEN IS INDICTED
By Federal Grand Jury at New Orleans on
Two Charges of Obscene
Letter Writing.

The investigation which the
Federal Grand Jury has been
making of the anonymous letter
writing at Jackson, resulted
Monday in an Indictment being
returned against DIR. Emmett Z.
McKowen, a prominent physician
of the town.
The Indictment charges that
on June II of this year DR.. Nc
Kowen "wilfully, maliciously
and unlawfully" deposited or
caused to be deposited in the
United States mail at the post
Office at Jackson, a non-mallable
letter containing obscene, lewd
and lascivious statements unit
to be inserted in the indictment
or to be spread on the minutes OF
the court.
DR.. McKowen is charged on
, two counts. The first count de-
clares that on June II OF TINS
wear he mailed a letter OF this
, character to John McKneely,
and the second count specifies a
letter of the same kind said to
. have been sent on the same date
to Mrs. Mary Brown. Both live
in Jackson.
A capias was issued for DR.
McKowen, made returnable a
Baton Rouge, who went however
to New Orleans on Tuesday ant
surrendered to the United States
Marshal. He was brought be
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-12-19

and If the suggestions made are
followed there may be as much
good to result as followed the
talks made by members OF the
corn special" that visited this
place two years ago. Many good
points were brought out and
their beauty lies in their simplici-
ty. Most of the hearers OF these
talks will agree that the farmers
and planters of this section are
facing a crisis and that intellii-
gent methods as laid down in the
talks are more apt to succeed
than slipshod methods now in
use.
"The special" went to Wood
vile, where a meeting was held
at the Court House at night
Mayor John F. Irvine, of Bayou
Sara; Mayor A. F. Barrow, OF st
Francisville; Messrs. A. Villeret
w. G. Howell, G. s. Davidson ant
Elrie Robinson were guests o
the railroad officials on the tril
to Woodville.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-12-19

the field should he gone over
once, twice if possible, with a
cultivator before chopping be-
gins, and once afterwards. By
following these directions, and
proper fertilization, the plant
will be so far advanced when the
boil weevil should come out of
Information and begin his work
of devastation, that nothing
would be left for him except
possibly the very latest squares
and young bolls. Mr.. Bennett
said it was not necessary to burn
the stalks or infested squares.
as they did more good to the
ground for the vegetable matter
contained. In fact, his address
was pregnant with the idea that
the planter would have to do
nothing to fight the boil weevil
thaC he should not have done be-
fore the boil weevil appeared. At
the conclusion of his address,
| Mr.. Bennett offered to answer
questions concerning his re-
marks. He was asked several
questions about. different phases
of the cotton crop, all of which
he answered in a satisfactory
f manner.
Prof. J. w. Fox, Assistan'
director of the Delta Agricul
! tural Experiment Station, wa
f the next and last speaker. HI
talked upon the subject of ho'
raising, and said he could no
fathom the mystery why South
ern people should send to tn
! North for corn and hogs whe
% both could be so successful
raised at home. Instead of b.
ing a cause for outlay they shout
"a become a source of revenue.
e. These talks we're we'll receive
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-12-19
the BOIL WEEvIL SPECIAL
Being Operated by the l. {. and Y. & NJ.
v. Railways Was Here Tuesday
Fine Meeting Held.

Il,
Farming Special Train, which Il
has been making a tour of Mis- y
sissippi towns this week, made v
a stop here Tuesday evening, on |
the way to Woodville. The train d
had on board officials of the l. y.
and Y. & M. V. railroads, by !
which corporations the train is q
being operated, prominent agri- {
culturists of the State of Missls-
sippi, and gentlemen of the
United States Department OF
Agriculture.
The train arrived at $50 p. m.
The members of the party were
| met at the station by local citi-
zens and escorted to the Court
House where a forty-tive minutes
meeting was held. Although the
meeting had been arranged for
but a few days before, the court
room was filled by those In
terested in the campaign OF
agricultural education being con-
Quoted by the l. G. and Y. & M.
V. railways and the United
States government. Many OF
the audience were negroes.
DR.. A. F. Barrow presided at
the meeting and introduced Prof.
E. r. Lloyd, Director OF Farm
ers' Institutes Of Mississippi
Prof. Lloyd's remarks we're
brief, though full of good com
mon sense, and were addressed
in the main to the colored people,
He warned them of listening to
"a the inducements OF the foreign
labor agent, and advised them &c
remain where they are known
and where they enjoy the conn
dence of the white people. III
told them that if they began
moving away from the boil wee
vii thew would have to make man.
moves, that the weevil would &c
= them in the end, and they Woul
! be worse off for the sacrifice
} they will have made in moVln
} about so much. His ideas ar
} not antagonistic to cotton and h
, advised strongly against tryln
b to get along without raising an
= cotton. He advocated raising
D much produce as would be nee
, ed at home, and some to sell,
\ possible. He said every farm'
\ should raise his own teedstl
p and meat, and let cotton be Il
p surplus crop. The idea carrie
.-- throughout Prof. Lloyd's ia
'A~z was that of diversitcation'
| Mr.. R. L. Bennett of the U.
1 Dept. of Agriculture was I
next speaker. He confined
3remarks to the problem OF colt
( growing in spite of the boil w
S vii. He told that in Lamar Co'
( ty, Texas, he had grown a D
Of cotton to the acre by usl
( proper means, while his neil
bor made a bale to five acres
following the old style OF Int
ferent farming. He said thai
is highly necessary to CUT
stalks and pillow them under
Ill soon as one cropis picked, 1
eiyes the land the benefit OF
vegetable matter and provide
- firm seed bed for the
lana springs planting. In selec
seed. he continued, care sh'
be taken to know that the var
NH chosen. would be the best
'A'AS' this climate. 1t should bt
bank early maturing kind with
I'd and hollis and the seed should D
free from lint as possible IN o
to offer little resistance to
seed germ. For this reason
tho seed should be planted
moor the surface of the e
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21

LOCKsMITHS-OakIa
KEYS furnished at factory prices. Key Works,
500 Clay St Phone Oak. 6717, A2574.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21
TRUSTEES SALE


BENARD LoWENSTEIN. as trustee for
creditors Of H S. White Machinery Co. offers
for sale as a whole for cash the following:
IL internal firing boiler being used BY
Mangrum & Otter at the Palace Hotel
2-1 narrow gauge locomotive at yards OF
North Shore r. r. at Sausalito.
3-Serap car trucks, boiler, drum etc. In yard
of jute mills. East Oakland
flank In front OF Iron and Steel Contract
ing Co.. 18th and San Bruno ay.
5-Boiler in front Of Shoddy Mills 18th and
San Bruno
6-Girders. / beams and pipe at Supreme
Court Building. McAllister and Larkfn sts
All machinery and scrap iron Of every d.
scription also all steel and metal at Y NJ.
c. A. building, NE. cor. Ellis and Mason sts.
S-Boilers tanks pine. scrap, ETC., belonging
to n. s. White Machinery Co.. on Risdon
lot. Beale, bet. Howard and Folsom
9-All boilers, tanks. scrap blowers. vault.
safe. steel. etc. in front OF buildings and
fence on Bryant and Ninth sts. belong
ing to H. S. White Machinery Co.
Said materials can be inspected at stated
locations.
All offers should be made in writing on OF
before August %, 1908. and addressed to me
at 100 Van Ness av.. accompanied by a cer.
tilted check for 10 per cent Of the amount OF
the offer.
The right TO reject all or any offer is re-
served. BENARD IOWEHSTEfN. Trustee
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21
TypEwRTERs AND suppI1Es

MONARCH Visible Typewriter-In the Mona rch
Visible Typewriter all Of the writing is in full
sight all the time: other makes second hand
at very reasonable prices; we rent. repair and
inspect: before purchasing ring up West 560e
or call at 1e2S Deyisadero st. WOLF & IN.
SENBRUCK. dealers.
ALI, MAKES, ALL PRICES-A large stock tc
choose from See Us for bargains. We have
some exceptionally good ones
THE TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE
l011 Golden Gate av. Phone Park 9T3
SPECIAL rental rates; rebuilts I'd hands a,
bargains: supplies. repairs. desks. ALExAN.
DER & CO.. 512 Market st. Tel. Douglas 2157
CALL BRANCH OFFICE. 1851 Fillmore st. near
Post
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21

SUNNY NV corner Hat; 6 large rooms and bath
just finished; gas and electric fixtures; fuel
gas; cheapest rent in Berkeley: So month
including water. See HAINES. 3o32 Grove St,
Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21
RESTURA


An educational and unfailing home treatment for
mothers and daughters. Write for free booklet.
1910 Myrtle St, Oakland Cal
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21

LEGAL NOTICES
WARNING-My wife. Gertrude KeerI having
left my bed and board on and after this date
will not be responsible for any debts incurred
by her. F. z. kFFRI1
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21

SEALED bids win be received at the office OF
the secretary of regents. University of Cali
iornia, Berkeley, on or before IL a. n. August
81. 1905, for the following work On the uni
versity campus at Berkeley, as per plans and
specifications on ile at said office Separate
bids are invited for each OF the follow ing
pieces OF work on the new library: Roofing
and sheet metal work. metal Turing, iathing
and plasterfng: ornamental cast and wrought
metal work; exterior sheet metal windows and
doors: exterior wood windows and doors;
plumbing interior wood finish metal COW
cred interior finish; marble and terrazzo work
lnoleum door covering; painting; elevators
and ufts vacuum cleaning system: electrical
work; heating and ventilating (l5 separate
contracts). Separate bids are invited also for
concrete bridge over Strawberry creek: sep
arate bids for the infrmary annex and eeD-
arate BIDS for the hygiene and pathology
building. Bidders may bid on any combina-
ton OF these contracts. on all Of them and
such bids may be favorably considered If
lower than the sum Of the lowest single bids
for the same work. No bids will be received
unless accompanied by a certified check or
bond in favor OF the undersigned. equal 10 10
per cent OF the bid. to assure execution Of
contract by successful bidder. The right TO
reject any or all bids is reserved. THE RE-
GENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALI
FORS1A-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21
HOTELS

STATION hotel. 4T2 Tth ST. Oakland--Neafly
furnished sunny from s. per month and
ND for working people, convenient to cars and
next door TO s p. station
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21

KEY blanks. locksmiths' supplies. E. c. WAKE
land. 5l5 sth 81: phone Oak COG. A26Oe
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21

FOR rent-Apartment house of is rooms; fur
nished unfurnished
store suitable for French laundry.
Cottage OF rooms; near car line, S. P and
Key Route
For particulars apply to ]. F. CHASE. POPS
Shattuck ay., Berkeley.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21

CARPET CLEANING
ALL carpets and rugs cleaned on the floor with
out removal or taken TO works; pure com
pressed air only used In cleaning; old inferior
methods not used Office and works $685. San
Pablo: phones, Piedmont 1888, Home H6131
Our solicitors viii call and make estimate
without charge; ali work positively guaranteed
MRS J. j. LERRI phones Oakland 2034, Home
A361l: now at 612 I'd. office S62 CLAY: steam
carpet cleaning works; cleaned, renovated
sewed and laid not associated with A. Lester.
WE will clean walls carpets and furnishings Of
any room or house without noise or aunoyance
Electric House Cleaning Co.. 525-526 Central
bank bldg; phone Oakland 5459
GOLD MEDAL Steam Carpet Cleaning ana Reno
waiting Works, s56 Clay ST.; first class work
guar. Phones. Oak 41s4. A41s4. A. LESTER
MATHEwSON'S Carpet Beating Works 3l5 East
10Th ST.. tells. Merritt sos, B16S5-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21

OUIIAUES To LEI-F TuIIVdIc
PARTLY furnished rooms. bath pantry, base
men-: LARGE CHICKEN YARDS 1907 Lies
aT., Fruitvale, near boulevard
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-21

FLATS TO LET-OakIand-Fu ed
To let-Furnished house keping rooms; near Key
Route and 5. p. 59s2 Grove st.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-19
APOLOGIES ARE MADE
IN FEDERAL COURT
FL centro Chamber OF Commerce Off.
ciaIs Disclaim Intention to
WrongfuIly Critisise De-
clsion by Judge

Apologies were made yesterday to
Judge Wellborn in the federal court
by F. G. Havens and G. Stanley Brown,
respectively president and secretary of
Ell Centre chamber of commerce, for
the sending of telegram on February
IL in which the decision of the court In
the California Development company
case was criticised The court made an
order allowing the two men to return to
their homes and said decision In the
contempt proceedings against them
would be announced later.
Brown and Havens both declared
they believed the injunction proceed
ings had ended |hen the telegram was
sent and disclaimed any intention to
act wrongfully District Attorney Law
Ter asked the court to make an example
in these cases, declaring the dignity of
the courts should be upheld.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-19
DEFENDANT is FINED
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT
Proceedings in Suit for $50 Upon
Promissory Note Becomes ln-
teresting to Courtroom
Spectators

Suit was begun yesterday in Justice
Summerfield's court by Attorney e. L.
Hutchison against B. Lewandowski, In
which the former is seeking to secure
$3.50 alleged to be due on promissory
note signed by Lewandowski and which
Hutchison says he paid as surety. Mrs.
Lewandowski was also made party to
the suit, but this was dismissed. The
case was continued for argument at
o'clock today.
A large number of persons filled the
courtroom, the proceedings becoming
highly interesting at numerous times
during the day. LeWandowski was
fined SO during the forenoon, the JUS
tice declaring him to be In contempt
when he called Hutchison "swindler.
His attorney asked that the fine be re-
mitted, and the justice promised to dc
so if the defendant would behave in
the afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-19
100 POUNDS OF MONEY
Is USED AS EVIDENCE
Three Men Plead Guilty to Gambling
Charge and Are Fined 500
Each-Fourth Fails
to Appear

A suit case containing 100 pounds of
money, amounting to $2700, was one of
the articles of evidence used against
the three gamblers who were tried In
Police Justice Roses court yesterday
morning
r. A. Snyder, Jim Mirkey, ]. w.
Smith and A. NJ. King were arrested
on West Second street on charge OF
gambling. They pleaded not guilty to
the charge and asked for a jury trial.
Yesterday morning when their cases
were called they changed their plea to
guilty. Snyder, Mirkey and Smith were
each fined $100. King failed to appear
and his bail of 500 was declared for
feited
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-19
HUSBAND ASKS TO
BE GIVEN ALMONY
SAYS HE TRANSFERRED $4,000 OF
PROPERTY TO WIFE
Later, He Tells the Court, She Sold
1t and Invested the Pro-
ceeds in Her Own
Name

George II. Sprague believes he made
mistake when on April 13, 1908, two
days before his marriage with Sarah A.
Armstrong, he turned over to her prop
erty valued at $4,000, keeping but S4O0
for himself. The property which con-
sisted of stocks and bonds, he says,
was later turned into cash by his Wlte
and reinvested in her own name, and
he is seeking through the courts for an
alimony of $40 a week.
Sprague says when he married his
wife on April 10. 1908, she was poor IN
this worlds goods, her only belongings
being wearing apparel valued at about
500. She was also in debt, he says, and
following the wedding he paid 5000 in
satisfying the demands of her creditors.
Fearing, he says, that he might lose
portion of his property through an uh-
lust obligation, and having talked the
matter over with his bride-to-b be, he
agreed to turn over all his personal
property to her This was done, the
marriage followed, and soon after that
event, he says, his wife began to nag.
curse and abuse him. According to
Sprague his wife also expressed a wish
that he would die, and neglected to use
the money given her for his support
and comfort.
Later, he says. the property was con-
verted into cash, and this was con-
verted into other securities, which She
holds in her own name. Twice because
of her i'll temper, says Sprague, he was
compelled to leave home. Within two
years after the marriage, he says she
had policeman put him out of his
home and sent his belongings after
him.
In July last year, Sprague says. his
wife sold their home at 41S Euclid ave-
nue., and he was without knowledge of
this transaction until notified at his
office by letter.
Sprague says he is go years old, owns
nothing except few chiropodists tools
and a typewriter, and has but $32 In
money.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-19
SUIT FOR $4,000 AS
DAMAGES IS BEGUN
Electrician Believes He Was Perman-
emily Injured While Inspecting
Elevators In Delta Build
ins-Two Defendants

Suit in which $4,000 damages are
asked was begun in the superior court
Yesterday by T. D. Shelton against the
Delta Investment company, owners OF
the Delta building. and the Anderson
Chanslor company, tenants of the build
ing.
Shelton, who was employed by the
Llewellyn iron works as an electrician
says he was sent to the Delta building
Anril 20. 1906 to inspect the elevators.
while in the elevator well, he claims.
one of the machines assembled and the
weights underneath struck him, infiict,'
ing what he believes to be permanent
injuries. The defendants enter gen.
eral denial.