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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-02-14

many. have worked a long this
line, so as not do anything Farm
full. Moreover. there is a special
difficulty in dealing with this
matter by the federal government
in federal renuhlic like ours.
But it it is possible to devise a
way tc deal.with it the effort should
&c made, even if only in a cautious
and tentative way. 1t wOulI seem
that the federal government could
at least act by forbidding the use
of the mails. telegraph and tele-
phone wires gambling in
'tocks and futures just as it does
in lottery transactions"
Nobody objects to the suppress
SION of bucket shops except the
men engaged in the business; no.
body objects to deprivng them of
the use of the wire and the mail;
nobody object to prohibiting the
sale of lottery tickets and book
making on races. Even the big
gamblers on the board of trade
and the stock exchange have de-
manded the suppression of such
small nuisances. But the same ar
guments that are used against them
and the same reasons why they
should be suppressed apply with
greater force to larger transac-
tions. 1t is no more wrong for a
man to buy ten bushels of gram
than hundred thousand bushels;
it is no more right to speculate on
a $4,000 margin than on a $40.
margin, and 1t would seem
only fair that the same laws
should apply to similar transac-
tions. regardless of the amounts
involved.
During the year 1906 there we're
ll8 days on which a million or
more shares of stock we're bought
and sold. while in 1905 that maxi
mum was passed on 1872 different
days. 1907 there were only forty
three days upon which the tran
sactions reached that amount.
There we're three days in 1906
and three days in 1907 on which
more than 100000 shares we're
bought and sold.
During the month of March,
1907. 1926. 1852. shares changed
hands the largest dealings for any
month since January. 1906. The
lightest trading since June, 1904,
occurred in June 1907, when the
total was 9.734, 359. shares. This
was the first month in two years
that did not con ain at least one
day in which million shares or
more we're transferred.
During the week ending March,
9 the biggest of the year. 9,742.
243 shares changed hanus and
during the lightest week of the
year, ending June %. the total
was 1928, 1863, representing a
value of $122.889. 900.
On single day. March IA, 1907
. total of 1855, 070 shares, repre-
senting a value of S256, $4,000,
changed hands. This was the
busiest day o { the year, but the
liveliest hours occurred on Satur-
day Jan. 10, when 1,O6O,362,
shares changed hands between 10
and - O'Clock in the morning.
These figures will give YOU
some idea Of the amount of gamb-
ling that is going on. 1t is also
interesting to study the individual
stocks. For example. the entire
capital of the Amalapamated
Copper Company was bought and
sold ten times over during the
year. The total amount of the
capital of that company is S153.2S7
900 while the transactions in that
stock amounted to Is, 979,567,
shares. representing a par value
of S1.897, 967.7OO Stocks varied
in prices from 121A on Jan. 5 to
41A on Oct "a.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-25

Giving the Soil a Squ,re Deal.

That Is n catchy expression
about giving the soil 4 rquarc
deal winch Samuel W. Allcrton,
Ol Chicago, has applied to his farm
experiments made with a view to
conserving SOL fertility.
The reckless and wholesale
depletion ol the fertility Oi the soil
~ this good land oi ours" SAYS
Mr.. All, rton, rs beyond all uues.
ton the biggest and most serious
one now confronting the American
people II is bound to remain the
biggest problem tor many years TO
come
Mr.. Allcrton's keen ANALYSIS OF
thu situation IN an article IN the
Saturday Evenings Post has at.
tractcd attention To- some phases
of the question. IL shows that in
his own work he has gone much
further than others The immedi
ate problem was presented by the
tact that IN a state as Young as
Illinois n great manv worn.out
farms were found. What's the r..
mcdy' II would not do to sit
down and saw there could bc no
remedy. There must he "A remedy.
So serious is the problem that MIR.
Allcrtun has resolved upon dcvot.
Ing much oi his time IN the future
to educating tn, farmers aud turth.
crIng the general cause OF agricul-
tural education. No more worthy
purpose could be- conceived.
II has been abundantly demon.
slratcd by MIR. Allcrton that these
WORKOUT farms can be- built up
again and that when so built up
and the fertility made available or
restored then the quality OF the
farm NAV he MAINTAINED pcrman-
entity. Mr.. Allcrton Is working
along the tines OF crop rotation and
fertilization, Tor he IS working ~
a section which is ahundantly sup.
piled with moisture most OF the
time. His success is great.
II rs right that the soil should
he gwen a square deal. II will br
all right II 1t Is not destroyed.
The forces OF nature are abundant
II ONLY there Is no waste. Let Us
all work together on the problem
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-25

subject To better control, are tn,
natural manutrs and artificial Ter.
ulizers. \ rational use oi these
means oi soil control, and cspcci.
ally ol COMMERCIAL fertilizers and
soil Corrcctlvee which now absorb
so large n proportion ul our Tar.
mcrs working capital, Is thu fund.
amrntal "Ublcm OF present day
agriculture.
II Is most gratifying To- be- able
to announce such substantial pro.
gross ~ tho Investigations OF the
real causes Tor the fertility or in.
fertility OF our agricultural lands
The iNsyiiSb bic Dry Sea son.
Let no man deceive himself as
to thu seasons. The ain and shinc
alternate now rs ~ the past. Aver
aging up II series OF years 1t -
found that the winters are rs cold
as "A century ago and the summer
as hot. The precipitation, or
rainfall, is about the same one year
with another, when an average -
taken. There has been and vii
not be n material change in the
seasons. The breaking up of new
sod aud planting OF groves and
orchards Will have some effect lu
modifying the climate, but after
all this IS only a slight modlhca
ton The wet seasons will bc cx-
perlcnccd and the dr., seasons. .
There wall come a time wn,n II
would seem a. II the earth wa,
drying up days and weeks ct cloud
less skies, the sun burning the
grass and whitening the trees, all
crops suffering from want OF mpis.
tire. The period oi extreme
drouth is n familiar thing in al
parts OF the world. II is newt
able.
DO not, dear farmer, ha,tcr your.
self that the country has changed
and there will he no more drouth.
Wv AT hOplll'u W blll'I ulhdDs
polntmcnt it o rely upon this
The right thing to do is to he
prepared a. all tunes tor the com
inp OF the dry season. With the
soil OF your farm in the right ply.
steal condition, with your crops
prepared III advance Tor the dry
period, with knowledge oi Iust what
Is necessary 10 offset the effect ut
drouth, the Wis farmer ma, deity
the dry season, and this whether
in the humid regions or the sent
arid country. This preparedness
is Just as essential and valuable IN
n place ~ IN another. When
you fully aud clearly understand
what To do aud how to do II, YOU
will hnd that the same principles
and labor that are necessary to
bring a good crop IN a dry year
will bring an increased crop in a
good wear.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-25
The Value Of Soil Fertility.

There are IN the continental Tn.
tied States I,oou,uI7,2 200 acres OF
land. Oh this, the Tenth Census
81 owed S3S, 5oi,7Tl acres IN farms,
with +I+,IDS,INT acres IN improved
lands and 2oo, 1Si,5oI acres aCtu.
ally ~ crops.
With more thorough knowl.
edge oi the soil and It's adaptation
to crops and the proper methods OF
soil arrangements, the lull extent OF
thu agricultural DE- velopmrnt which
NAV taxi place ~ the United States
IN the future rs very ~, at. The
undo vcIoprd portions OF The Unit.
I'd States are not confined wholly
10 tn" arid West, portions 1T which
ar now rapidly hlling up, although
thus constitutes the greater part.
When w realize that We have H..
100000 acres OF swamp land IN
eastern halt oi the United States,
a1ar"a equal TO all OF the New
England States, New York, and
halt ot Pennsylvania, OF 10 the
combined areas ot Illinois and
Iowa, which can he reclaimed, and
which, under the prevailing eli
matte conditions when so reclaim.
ed, are exceedingly productive,
and when We realize that only IN
per cent oi the sta OF Louisiana.
ior example, and i smaller percent
age at the state OF Texas is IN i'm.
proved lands, the possibilities VI
development become more appar.
ent.
The soil survey work OF the bu
rcau Is the largcs, undertaking OF
lh" kind that has ever been inaug.
nratcd IN any country. The area
surveyed and mapped during tn.
past fiscal year was 2o,56o square
miles, or I3,I5S,4oo acres, and
there have been completed to unc
90, 1907, surveys covering a total
oi I3o,247 square miles, OF Soils.
$50 acrrs. This area is more than
IS per cent Of the amount repre-.
! Scnted by the farm lands OF the
United States as given IN the pre-
cvding paragraph. The work has
been so distributed as to include
every large representative district
in the United States, and has Civ.
IN a knowledge oil the soil re- ources
OF the country lar beyond what was
ever conceived OF before.
The Bureau, not content with
merely showing the character OF
the soils and reporting upon their
adaptation To crops, has, under the
wise provision OF Congressional
enactment, been very active in act
ual demonstrations oil the posi-.
blllties OF further development oil
these lands in the extension and
introduction OF new crops and de-
veloplng new agricultural indus.
tries. In addition TO this the Blu.
reau has made a special study oil
some OF these soils and OF the soil
conditions controlling fertility and
crop production; and these invest.
lgations have given a new view
point OF the whole subject OF soil
science, which has aroused a new
interest in soil Investigations.
As in all large concepts OF this
character in such n complicated
study as the soil and it's relation
to crop production, it is impossible
TO e to the fullest extent, while
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-07-25
CONSERVING OUR RESOURCES

ON the average the qon Of the farmer OF today must make hs living on
exercise wisdom no wrc use i q iam cNh,uss IT. irtuhty Roosevelt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
CLEVELAND'S RAILWAY WAR
May Be Fought Over Again. Scent
Franchise Being Defeated at Polls.

Cleveland, Oct. 22.-The franchise
under which the Municipal Traction
Co. is operating the local street rail-
way lines upon a 3-cent fare basis,
was defeated by a majority of $40 in
the referendum vote here today. The
total vote cast was upwards of 10000.
The returns are exclusive of one pre-
cinct, which still is missing. but can
not affect the result. EARLY in the
evening the unofficial returns indi-
Gated a majority in favor of the fran
chise and celebration was begun
by the supporters Of the franchise.
Near midnight an error was found
which changed the result.
The defeat of the franchise may
mean that the railway property will
revert to its original owners and that
the old fare strife. which lasted seven
years. will be renewed. The only al
tentative will be for the city council
at once to grant new franchise,
which will save the property to the
Municipal Traction Co
1t is stated by unprecedented source
that the franchise was defeated not
SO much upon the issue involved as
upon the general dissatisfaction of the
public toward the service given by the
operating company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
ASKS RUSSIA TO BE LIBERAL.
Root Hopes That Emigration Will NO
Longer Be a Crime.

WASHINGTON Oct. 22.-Secretary OF
State Elihu Root has asked the Russian
government to revise the treaty OF
commerce and navigation of 1S32 be-
tween Russia and the United States to
afford liberal treatment by Russia OF
naturalized Russians returning to their
former homes. Under the existing Rus
sian laws emigration is crime, and
Russians who have become naturail%eu
are liable to punishment upon return
ing to their birthplaces.
In 1882 there was practically no emil
grafton from Russia to the ONlteu
States and in the treaty of that year
the United States expressly recognized
the right of Russia to prevent Its cltl-
2enS from leaving their native lana.
Since then, however,, large annual
emigration from Russia to the United
States has developed. Naturalized Hus-
slams returning to their homes are ma
BILE to punishment under the kCSslan
laws and are at the same time entitled
to the protection of American citizen
ship.
For many years the state depart
ment has endeavored to arrange with
Russia a special treaty providing that
naturaliZed Russians shall be liable TO
punishment for offences committed be-
fore their emigration from Russia, but
not for the emigration itself Russia
declined to negotiate such treaty. and
the suggestion was recently made by
Secretary Root that the origina: treaty
be revised in order to accomplish the
desired result. No reply has yet been
received from the Russian govern
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
THE FIRE FIGHTERS
Hope to Subdue Fire on Bald Noun
tain in Searsburg, VT.

Bennington, VT, oct. 22.-But one
forest fire of any Importance burned
in the vicinity Of Bennington today
and this on the side of, Bald Mountain
in Searsburg township, threatened no
habtations. although large tracts of
heavily wooded timberlandS lay in its
path. A large number of men who
had been sent to the scene of the fire
yesterday in automobiles returned last
night t. "0''"in~ton and again today
went ~. T., !ignt the flames. They
reported that it was spreading rapidly
but that it was hoped to check it by
means Of beating and thraShing with
large brooms, specially cOntrived for
the purpose. and by clearing all the
roads of any nfammable material
making gaps which it was thought
would impede tho flames considerably.
This evening a report came of the burn
ing of a large area of cumberland in the
towns of glastonbury ard Shaftsbury, to
the north of Bennington. The burned
timber is the property of the Eagle
Square Co. of SALISBURY. A gang of Sd
men fought the fire this afternoon, but
it was stili burning flercelv tonight. There
is thought to be little prospect that any
of the fires in this section will be sub
dued before heavy rain comes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
NO EXCHANGE INQUIRY.
Morse Not AmenabIe to Discipline of
Governing Committee.

New York, Oct. 22.-Members of the
Stock Exchange governing committee
were unwilling yesterday to discuss the
reports that an investigation by tina
body might follow the disclosures at
the Morse trial on Tuesday of the
Who'll asale practice of employing
matched orders in the manipulation
of American Ice Securities stocks be-
tween June, 1905, and October, 1907, but
the best opinion obtanable was that
no formal inquiry was likely to be in
stitutrd The evidence tended to show
that the manipulation was controlled
throughout by Mr.. Morse. who ran two
pools" in the operation of which he
employed 50 Stock Exchange houses in
all. most Of them well known.
Mr. Morse, it was pointed out yes
terday, is not a, member of the eX-
change. ana thus is not amenable to
discipline by the governing body of that
institution. and the matching" of or
ders, although a recognized abuse, does
not necessarily bring under the ban
OF the exchange brokerage houses fig
uring in the operation, which consists
in the principal instructing one brok-
cr to buy given number of shares
at the market and another to sell the
same number at the market, neither
broker being advised of the order CIV
en- to the other. The case of wash
sales" is much different, for here the
brokers' instructions are to purchase a
certain amount of stock from certain
other broken at n certain price.
The problem of the devising of meas
ures for D,Ittinr an end to "matched
order,'' and "wash sales" is believed
to be engaging the attention of the
governing committee. for these prac-
tees have done much to discredit the
exchange with the investing public 1T
had been rather generally expected
that the special committee which in
r1ireI into the A. o. Brown & Co. fail
ure would report recommendations on
the subject, but that expectation was
not realized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

With a price OF $1,000 on his head, u
man believed to be Charley Pitncy, a
parolcG convict, is fleeing before %
large posse OF MiddlctoWn. n Y, farm
crs who have been on his trail since
Wednesday. He is sought in connec-
ton with an atrocious assault upon r.
year-old Carrie smith, the daughter
of a Middletown farmer, who was at
tackled Wednesday while she was re-
turning home from school The child's
condition Thursday was reported to
be extremely serious.
Jacksonville Fla. was selected
Thursday at Washington as the next
meeting place and j. r. Comfy of the
Boston & Maine Railroad was chosen
president at the final session of the
Association of Railway Bridge and
Building superintendent. The new Of
fcers elected also included Secretary
S. r. Patterson Of the Boston & Maine
and Treasurer G. p. Austin of the same
road. Tho members We're received at
the White House Thursday afternoon
by President Roosevelt
Capt Edward Carlson and crew of
three men of the barge Dcssoug, coal
ldNeH. NflC1 IOu1ueGeu at sea WednoS-
day night, while bound from Baltimore
to Portsmouth. N. H.. in tow. were
landed at Norfolk, Va. Thursday by
the United States revenue cutter
Onondaga. The rescue of Capt. Carl
son and his mon was accomplished
with great difficulty. A life Line could
not be gotten from the Onondaga to
the Dessoug owing to the high seas
and oil had to be poured on the water
in order to lower surf boat. The
Dessoug was worth about $4,000
Whitelaw Reid, the American ambas-
sador. unveiled tablet in Bath, Eng.
Thursday in memory of Edmund
Burke, the great English statesman
and orator. The tablet had been set
upon the house where Burke lived in
Bath. The town was decorated in hon
or of the event and a large gathering
was present. Mr.. Reid made an ad-
dress in which he declared that the
highest. the most courageous and most
far-seeing service in Burke's whole il
lrstrious career. was his outspoken
sympathy with the American colonists
and his unfinching resistance to the
measures which eventually brought
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
WORK ON YANKEE.
Continued from Page One)

so they were practically alright and
able to Withstand the pressure Of air
The hatCneS We're fastened down and
the body of the vessel made into n
series Of alright compartments Into
each of these compartments will be
forced air from huge compressor
generated from 81 plant capable of 5000
feet minute This air being lighter
than the water will force the water
out and make the vessel correspond
ingly more buoyant and it is expected
that after all the water has been drawn
out by this means the Yankee will
rise sufficiently so that but little urg-
ing will be required to draw the
cruiser off.
The general opinion in naval circles
is that the Yankee will never again
he fit for active service and that heT,
only future use will lie in the receiving
ship service. Nevertheless the attempts
to float her by means of compressed
air are being watched with much in
terest and should they be successful
several innovations in the equipment
of battleships with compressed air at
tachments are expected to be adopted
by the navy department.
The gunboat Castne stood by lii,
Yankee Thursday, representing the
navy department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
Arthur Boudreau, Jr., Kills Ills
Miss Gasse ED Be!a!uldlry.,.
To Have, Married Nov. Y, at
hoIyoke But Quarrel Arose.
Man. Says He's Had His Revenge
And MIL Pay the Penalty.

HOlyoke, Mass, Oct. 22.-Enraged
because Casselda Beaudry, the young
woman to whom he was engaged. re-
fused TO say whether she WOULD keep
her promises to marry her, Arthur
Boudreau, Jr.. shot and killed the girl
tonight at her home, 159 Main street.
When arrested a. short time later by
the police, Boudreau is said to have
declared that he had had his revenge
and was willing to take the conse-
quences.
Miss Beaudry was 20 years of age
and lived with her mother, Mrs. Rose
Beaudry, and her younger sisters. 1t
was said that her marriage with
Boudreau had been set for Nov. IL but
that lately disagreement had arisen
between the pair. Tonight he called at
the house and met the girl alone in the
kitchen, the shooting taking place al
most Immediately after his entrance
Two children, sisters of the girl, were
asleep in a room adjoining the kitchen
and heard the quarrel which preceded
the shooting. According to The little
girls Boudreau demanded to know
whether Miss Beaudry had decided To
marry him, and when the youn;, VIC
man replied: 81 cannot answer to
night" the man drew a revolver and
fired two shots. One of them entered
the girls heart while the other passed
through window.
Miss Beauury lived only a few min
utes after the shooting and neighbors
who rushed to the scene from the otncr
apartments of the tenement block
found her lying on the floor of the
kitchen. Boudreau made no attempt to
escape.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-23
The New Grand Master.

Hon. Ira Greenleaf Hersey Of Loul-
ton. grand master of the Grand Lodge
of Maine odd Fellows. is one OF the
leading attorneys of Aroostook county.
and intellectually one of the best
equipped men to lead this great fra
ternity in this State. He is an eloquent,
forcefu and interesting speaker, never
failing to hold the closest attention Of
his audience.
Mr. Hersey is the son of Samuel 3.
and Elizabeth White) Hersey, and
was born in Hodgdon. this state,
March 81, 1855. He was educated IN
the common schools and at the Houi-
ton Academy. He lived in linneuS
until he was IS. then taught school,
Subsequently reading law with James
c. Madigan and Lyman S. Strickland,
being admitted to the ArooStoOk Coun-
ty bar in September. 1880. He settled
in Houlton the same year. where he
has remained and where ne has built
up Il large and lucrative practice. For
the past 10 years he has been Gown
agent Of Houlton. January 6, 1S4, he
married Annie Dillan. They have no
children.
Mr. Hcrecy became interested in Odd
Fellowship in 1889 when he became !
member Of Rockabenla Lodge. No. IS.
He joined AroostGok Encampmcnt. NJ.
At, the next year and was q chartcr
ms ml.~r of Portia R"Oellah Lodge, No.
Is. and Canton Houlton, No. 2S-all Of
Houlton
AS in every other calling he became
interested in odd Fellowship giving il
much careful study. In 1897 he became
y member of the Grand Lodge uf Maine
ard has rendered valuable service on
its leading committees. AS u lecturer
on topics relating to the order hn i,
III great demand, always interesting
his hearers. In 1906 he was Clcctcd
grand warden of the Grand Lodge, ad-
Vancing the next year to deputy grand
master and now grand master. the
highest Office within the gft Of his;
brethren in this jurisdiction. Mr.. Her
soy is also q member of other organi-
cations, but in none Of them has no
taken the interest he has in Odd Eel
loWshIp. His next step will be grand
representative to the Sovereign Grand
Ledge, which will come at the t5rmina-
ton of his year as grand master.