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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Senior veloz-G oiticoa, the venezue-
Ian charge d~'affaires in Washington,
called at the state department and
presented to Acting Secretary Bacon
his letters OF recall. This action was.
taken by direction OF President Castro
and as the result OF. the withdrawal
from Caracas Of Jacob Sleeper. the
American charge. The effect OF this.
action is the complete rupture Of re
Hlations between America and Venezulf
ella. FL
\ At. AZ conference between Secretary
OF War Wright, Admiral Pillsbury, the.
acting head Of the navy department,
and General Clarence r. Edwards
chief Of the insular bureau, war de-
partment, I'll was decided that the.
United States marines should not be
withdrawn from Panama until after
the elections S #s
The president; has accepted the res
ssigEnruation nf William LOchrsn;S Judge 81
the United States district courtfto 81
the dfatrict 81 Minnesota, and has ~
pointed I'M. q, RsPurdy. presentSassistant
to Inc attornsys gssnsrall;. toSF Wy W q,
calnncy NJ s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
NOW UNDERGOING REVISION
Taft's Speech Of Acceptance Praeti-
M caIIy Completed.

-. .r.'I.-H .Cduy S0btSs~sSNs N..N.-|r.. =F
Hot Springs, Va, July 22.-Three
DAYS more of diligent consideration
and careful revision will be given by
William H. Taft to the speech he Is
to deliver at Cincinnati Tuesday next
In acknowledgment of the official no.
LITIGATION that he is the presidential
nominee of. the Republican party.
Although the speech is to be supple
mented in September by, an extended
letter of, acceptance 1t is the purpose
Of the candidate to take this earlier
opportunity to set forth precisely and
as concisely as may be possible his
position on the Surprising multitude"
Of questions which must be dealt with
in the campaign. The Importance
politically of this announcing himself
has been impressed upon Mr.. Taft by
the political advisers with
whom he has consulted, and he has.
decided to take the risk of being to-
dious in the delivery Of a speech of
an hour and a half, which will be fully
Illuminating, in place of the thirty
minute talk he had at first believed
would suffice. But there is much con-
sultfng yet to be done and undoubted-
~ many changes Of expression will be
made. Frank B. Kellogg has consent
ed to assist In the revising process
until Friday, when Mr.. Taft has prom
ised himself that the work shall be
finished, .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24

The way of cultivation. Large weeds
rovered the potato plants to such an
extent that it would have been impos-
sfble to reach more than half the
plants with a spray.
The test rows We're dug with a dou-
bic moldboard plow Oct. Is and yield
ed, sprayed, 1874 bushels 36 pounds
marketable tubers; unsprayed, 67 bash
els % pounds, making a gain of q
bushels 8 pounds an acre. The yield
of culls was 25A bushels an acre on
the sprayed and 90 % on the IN
sprayed. The loss from rot was some
what greater on the unsprayed rows
than on the sprayed, but not large
in either case. It is doubtful, however,
that the gain represented was due
wholly to spraying. The owner says
both sprayed and unsprayed had prac-
tically the same chance, but if any
thing the unsprayed rows suffered
somewhat more from insects, which
were treated once with paris green ap-
piled with a powder gun, while the
sprayed rows received n application
Of paris green in bordeaux at the first
spraying.
The cost of spraying fifteen acres
four times was as follows: Three
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F arm an,
Garden
ENTERPRISE PAYS.
Progressive Methods GOOD Staple.
Are tho Secrets Of Success.

Progressive Methods - Good StapIee
Are tho Secrets Of Success.
The progressive farmer is the one
who scores at the markets. Good meth
eds in raising crops, the selecting Of
staples for which the demand Is great
er than the supply, these are the con-
siderations that count for success.
One farmer in New York experiment.
ed with a spraying apparatus in rails
ing potatoes and results justified the
expense because the increased gain Of
si1ty-seven bushels an acre gave a
cash profit of $37.15 an acre, or $4,000
on the field. The spraying cost only
1906 an acre for labor, materials, etc.
The experiment was tried on fifteen
acres Of potatoes, which were sprayed
-FOUR times to prevent injuries by
blight and insects. Three rows $50
feet long and 2H feet apart were left
ansprayed for a check. Bordeaux was
applied at the rate of sixty gallons an
acre at each spraying. The soil is
sandy loan, and the variety Of potato
Carman No. 3. During the season
plant lice and flea beetles We're abun-
dant in all parts Of the field, but there
was no early blight. Owing to the
great press of work it was impossible
to make a fifth spraying and also give
the field attacked proper attention in
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
MANY TRAMPLED ? 0
Fire Causes Panic In a Pittsburg
School. x

d. LH.~|a LLr. Z. L.. sLLm. rH" LAH NE HE
Pittsburg, July 22.-Fire which
started in the Holmes public school
from burning waste paper in the base
ment caused a panic among $50 chill
dren attending the vacation term of
school.
The large building rapidly filled
with smoke and the children, scream
ing and almost %suffocated, rushed
from the structure in great disorder.
Many of them were thrown down and
trampled on. Adding much to the
confusion was the action of parents
Of children living nearby, who, al
though choking with smoke, congre-
gated in the main doorway and ex-
citedly called the names of their chill
dren.
L. David Brown and several women
teachers barely escaped being over
come.
Tiremen we're quickly summoned
and the fire extinguished with q loss
amounting to about 500.
With the exception of slight bruises
and fright, none of the children were
seriously hurt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
II WHITE GRUB.
A Dangerous Insect Enemy of the
Fruit Tree.

A Dangerous Insect Enemy of the
Fruit Tree.
The peach borer or white grub,
which bores holes through and under
the bark of the roots Of peach trees,
Weakens and often kills trees and may
be considered one Of the greatest ene-
mics the peach has to contend with.
This insect changes from a worm to a
fly in August or September. At that
time the worm comes to the surface Of
the ground, constructing a cocoon an
inch in length, which is attached to the
base Of the tree or perched on the
ground, end upward. In a few weeks
it appears as a moth and begins to de-
post its small eggs on the body Of the
tree near the ground. Each body lays
300 or more eggs and dies within two
weeks. In October or November the
eggs hatch, and the little borers,
scarcely large enough to be seen. make
their way down to the ground at the
base Of the tree. When warm weather
comes in spring they begin active work
and increase rapidly in size, working
first in the bark of the roots nearest
the base of the tree and then extend
ing down four or six inches into the
lower roots, eating their way as they
go. The worst work is done in May,
June and July, and. these are the
months when the peach trees should
have most careful attention. Young
peach trees require more attention than
older trees. The roots of older trees
are often so large, coarse and tough
as not to be susceptible to serious in
jury, but the young trees may be de-
stroyed by one grub.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
CHICAGO MAY Be SELECTED
Republican congressman Discuss
Campaign Headquarters.

Campaign Headquarters.
Chicago, July 22.-Chicago probably
will be the headquarters of the Repub-
lican congressional committee, as well
as the center of activity for the pres
idential ticket. A conference Of the.
congressional leaders was held at the.
Union League club and another meet
ing will be held late in the week.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, Con-
gresham William B. Mckinley, Con-
gresham Henry c. Loudenslager of
New Jersey and Senator James Hem
enway Of Indiana were present and
went over the list Of states in which
the work of the congressional COM
mittee will - centered.
Its was agreed that the burden Of
the work will be in the West and for
this reason it was thought advisable
that the ~heaquarters of the committee
be established In Chicago.
When the c%onferees return II Is.
probable that an agreement will be
reached as to the chairman Of the
committee to succeed James Sherman,
the vice presidential nominee. Con-
gresham James A. Tawney will be
present at the second conference.
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CARS COLLIDE
AT HIGH Speed
Forty Persons Hurt, Some
Probably Fatally.
ACCIDENT NEAR CHICAGO

FEtGtEiEfttrEN gA5Nr MAHr#2t 4A HHg
Trolley Coaches, Packed to the Doors
and Going Forty Miles an Hour
Crash With Terrific Force and oc
cupants Are HurIedasIneAlI Direc
tions-FaiIure Of Motorman to STOP
at Meeting Place the Cause.
Chicago, July 22.-Nearly forty per
sons were injured, some Of them prob
ably fatally and eleven SO severely
that they had to be taken to hospitals,
in a headon collision between two Au.
rora, Elgin and Chicago cars at Love
dale station, four miles north Of Au'
rora. The disaster occurred when the
coaches were each running at a speed
estimated at forty miles an hour and
the crash when they came together
was terrific. The two cars were tel.
escoped more than half their length.
Passengers, among whom were nearly
fifty women, were thrown through
windows and tossed to the side of the
tracks several feet away. Just after
the wreck occurred the cars caught
fire from the trolley wire and began
to shoulder, but the uninjured pas
sengers soon put out the blaze with
water from a nearby rivulet and
dragged the wounded to places OF
safety. From there the injured were
taken to Aurora and nearby farm
houses in automobiles and farmers
wagons. The line at the scene of the
wreck is a single track nj At Love
dale station is a switch.
Here, according to officials of the
road, a southbound cal from Elgin, in
charge of Motorman s.. Bell, was sup
posed to stop and wait until a north
bound car from Aurora passed it. In
stead Of stopping his car, which caNs-
ried from eighty to nj hundred pas
sergers, Motorman Bell went ahead.
He started down a 10 per cent grade
around a curve at the regulation
speed of forty miles ar hour, thinking,
he said, that he had a clear track.
Just as he neared the bottom of the
grade and swung around the curve
the northbound coach on the way
from Aurora to Elgin came in sight.
It also carried from eighty to one
hundred passengers and was running
at nearly the same speed as the car
approaching it.
The motormen Of the two cars
turned on the %airbrakes, but they did
not appear to have worked immediate.
ly and at the last minute, seeing that
the collision could not be averted,
both. of them jumped, rolling down the
bank, but escaping with slight injur-
les. Many passengers, who also saw
the danger, leaped from the cars and
escaped with only a few bruises.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
DEPUTIES And
MINERS CLASH
One Negro Killed and Two
Officers Wounded.
49,
BLOODSHED IN ALABAMA

Following Disorder Troops With Cat
ling Guns Are Distributed Through
cut the District-striking Miners
and Their Families Being Evicted
From Company Houses Throughout
the AFFECTED District.
Birmingham, Ala, July PA clash
between deputies and negro miners in
the Blue Creek region, twenty miles
south of Birmingham, resulted in n
negro being shot and killed and two
deputies, Newsom and .Whatley, being
seriously wounded.
The shooting created much excite
ment. There was a general distribu-
ton of troops throughout the district
following this trouble, a Calling gun
being placed at Republic and one at
Blossburg, while troops have been
distributed so that they can be mob
flied in a very short time. The evic-
ton. of miners from company houses
began at No. z mine, Pratt division.
There was no disorder.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
THANK UNITED STATES
China Sends a Special Envoy ia
Washington.

Peking, July 22.--An edict just is
sued directing Tang shao ri, governor
Of Mukden province. to proceed to
Washington TO thank the American
government on behalf Of China for re-
storing q portion Of the boxer indem-
nifty" Is rs follows:
"Since the signing Of the treaty be-
tween America and China the srela.
tions between the two governments
have been most sincere. Now that
America has returned a portion Of the
boxer indemnity China should send
an envoy. to Washington for the pur-
pose Of conveying The thanks OF the
government for this act. Therefore,
let Tang Shao II receive the rank OF
president Of the government board
and proceed to the United States
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24

hundred and e%ighty-four pounds cop
per sulphate at 6 cents. $23.O4; one
and one-half barrels lime at $1.35,
$2.O3; twenty-six and one-half pounds
paris green at IA cents, $3.71; forty
hours labor for team at 25 cents, $40;
forty hours for man, at Is cents. Sc;
year on sprayer, 81; total, $45.7S, or
$3.O5 IN acre. At this rate the cost of
each spraying was 76A cents. The
market price of potatoes at picking
time vas GO cents a bushel. At that
rate the crop should be worth $4,000;
subtracting $3.O5 (the cost Of spray
fhg), the net profit is $37.15 an acre.
There are many plants little known
to the market gardener that, If rightly
pushed, would enjoy a ready sale. Sea
kale, for instance, will furnish a
spring vegetable ahead of asparagus,
From seed sown in May good plants
Ear be set into a permanent bed in
August or September and will remain
for years. Earth is lightly piled over
the bed to a height of about a foot in
early spring, and when the shoots
come through this covering they are
cut off to the roots. This gives one
stalks of kale much resembling GEL
cry. Pull the leaves apart rs you
would celery, cook in boiling sailed
water until tender and serve with
drawn butter, melted butter or with
or without vinegar, as taste desires.
This is a most delightful dish and,
being extremely early, would, along
with rhubarb, be a. money maker.
These are only instances Of the way
that intelligence may make profitable.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
An unappreciated Plant,

Chives is a vegetable not widely
known in this country. It is native
along the northern borders Of the
United States as we'll as in some parts
Of Europe. where it is popular. The
plant belongs to the onion family, and
its leaves are used for seasoning in
soups, salads. etc. :.ld are preferred
to onions by r.any persons because
they are much Eiluer and more ten
der. Europeans use chives for season
ing scrambled eggs and similar dishes.
The culture of chives is simple. The
plant will grow in any ordinary gar
den soil. 1t is usually propagated by
division Of the roots, because it does
not seed readily. The roots or clumps
Of roots may be purchased at moderate
prices. The clumps should be planted
in beds about nine inches apart in
rows which are two feet apart. The
planting may be done in either spring
or autumn. The chives may also be
planted in the border of the vegetable
garden and makes an excellent perma-
nent border. AS a border plant the
clumps should be planted about six
inches apart. The leaves will grow
thickly and form a dense green mat:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
BEAN CROP.
Good Soil and Economy Of Space Will
Make It Pay.

Make It Pay.
The raising of white beans is a greal
industry in many sections, and it Il
profitable because the output is al
much a staple as wheat or corn. Like
these crops it is a ,foodstuf which has
keeping quality.
The bean growing industry has gravi
tated to the poorer lands, so that but
little Of It Is found in the corn belt
And yet there are places in the corr
belt, and many Of them, where beam
might be grown to advantage. SANDY
knobs or wornout fields which will
only make twenty bushels Of corn pei
acre will return a greater cash product
If planted to beans. .
Bean culture was once considered
very laborious, but 1t is not necessarily
SO now. By the use of modern ma.
chinery it is made easy. They may
be planted with a two horse corn plant.
er, cultivated with riding plows and
weeders, pulled when ripe. thrashed
and even sorted by machinery.
10 make the most of the space the
hills may be only six inches apart, but
the rows should be wide enough to per.
nit horse culture. When planted in
this way and carefully cultivated. if
the ground is free from weeds, the
crop may be carried through by horse.
power. But if the soil is foul one
hand hoeing will be needed. The crop
is loaded from the puller into hay.
racks and hauled to the barn. Spread
upon the barn floor or loft, it will be
ready for thrashing after two weeks
of dry weather. Before marketing
sorting is absolutely necessary.
The old plan was to get the family
together in the evening about the
kitchen table and each by handfuls
picked out the bad specimens. But
the modern bean sorter is a small ma.
chine and cheap, which you may take
into any Don The motion is con.
trolled by a treadle, and a slowly nov
ing canvas carrier brings the beans to
your hand as fast Is you can look
them over, one spry man doing the
work Of five by the old system.
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manding and decisive total of. 1921
votes, or 221 more than enough to
nominate, with Gray 1914 and Johnson
46. The decisive ballot was followed
with motions from the Gray and John
son leaders to make the nomination
unanimous and by exclamation, which
was carried, with but one dissenting
vote from the state of Georgia.
The committee on resolutions of
the Democratic national convention
agreed on a platform after more than
fifty-four hours of almost continuous
session. It declares for economy in
government expenditures; condemns
the arbitrary power of the speaker;
criticises President Roosevelt for u.s.
ing his high Office to secure the NOM
ination of one of his cabinet officers;
declares for publicity Of campaign o
tributions; favors immediate revision
of the tariff and declares for free lum-
Der and print paper; favors vigorous
enforcement of the antitrust laws;
declares for physical valuation of rail
roads Is a basis of rate regulation and
favors modification Of the injunction
as applied to industrial disputes.
Two sessions were held on the &c.
,ond day of the Democratic national
convention, but very little actual bust
ness was transacted because Of delay
in. committees reporting. The first
session was marked by a wild demon
stration in Bryan's honor. lasting an.
hour and twenty-sfx minutes. The out
break started when Senator Gore, in
an impromptu speech, mentioned the
N~ebraskan's name. The second e S
sion was devoted to a fight on the ere
dentials committees report seating the
Bryan contestants from Pennsylvania
and deposfng James M. Guffey as ma
tional committeeman from that state.
The vote affirming the committees
action was 615 to 387.
The first session of the Democratic
national convention at Denver was
called to order In the presence of 49,
600 persons by Chairman Thomas Tag
CART of Indiana. Bishop ]. j. Keane
of Wyoming pronounced the opening
invocation. Theodore A. Bell of Cali
fornia was chosen temporary chairman.
and his keynote speech vas well de-
livered and literally applauded. The
appointment of the convention com
mittees and the adoption Of resolu-
lions of. respect to the memory Of the
late Grover Cleveland completed the
formal work of the day.
The Democratic national convention
concluded its labors by the nomina-
tiop of John Worth Kern Of Indiana
for vice president. The nomination
Of Kern was made by reclamation
amid Tho resounding cheers Of dele
dates and spectators. No ballot was
necessary, as the tide Of sentiment
had set irresistibly toward the Indiana
candidate. state after state registering
their delegations In his favor and all
other candidates withdrawing before
the universal demand for. his nomina-
ASon ,ZAF E4S%es3a -rB III .IaE 80 fs.3iw @T4FSAt
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hordes that prey upon plant life. The
quail or bobwhite is one Of the farm
ers' feathered friends.
This interesting bird is helpful to the
farmer in destroying weeds. bugs,
grasshoppers, cotton boil weevil and
many other insects. If not hunted, II
Is a tame bird, often appearing in the
farmers gardens or barnyards. The
cheerful whistle of bobwhite on the
fences. in the pastures and meadows
is attractive to the farmer as he plows,
plants and reaps. Let every farmer
start out today to be friend Of birds
and to protect them. The farmer will
thus benefit himself as well as the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
The Farmers Friend.

One of the interesting features of
the new school Of agriculture Is the
recognition Of the helpfulness of many
feathered wild tenants Of our farms.
Thanks to the investigation of the de-
partment of agriculture, many birds
which were once ruthlessly destroyed
by the ignorant pot hunter are now
carefully protected because Of their
usefulness in keeping down the insect
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1908-07-24
Lusitania Lowers Her Recor.a,

liverpool, July 22.-The \ ard
line steamer Lusttania has broke, her
eastward record to Queenstown oyer
the long course Her time Al III .nsit
was days and 81 minutes and her.
aYerage rate Of speed for the entire
distance was 24.32 knots an hour. Her
best previous run. S days, 5 hours and.
All minutes, was made at m average
sofs 2377. The present record III an
Improvement of : hours. and \ min.
Iutes S.Sss