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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-15
PRAISES DURoc JERSEYS

On the points of excellence of the
Duroc Jersey breed of swine, Mr.. A.
D. Riley, of Pardeeville, Wis, has
some very well defined views. He
says:
MY reasons for growing Durocs are
that | consider them the most prolific
breed, the best Mixers kindest moth
ers, best rustlers and will fatten at the
youngest age and, l believe, on less
feed than any other breed. When
began the breeding of pure-bred
swine, | concluded to give the Durocs
a trial. although at that time l disliked
the color, but consoled myself with the
fact that | was growing them for the
profit and not as ornaments. l first
purchased bred gilt in February and
turned her into the yard with ten
grade sows and awaited results. The
Duroc was the last to farrow, in fact,
all the other sows had narrowed from
three to six weeks earlier When the
red ones were fifteen days old | turned
them into the yard with the others
and left them all to run together un-
til September 10, at which time the
Durocs were nearly five months old
and the best Duroc outweighed the
grades by tWenty-seven pounds.
raised just fifty pigs from the eleven
sows, eight from the Duroc and forty
two from the other ten. l have raised
at least 100 filters of Durocs and
have never had SOW that wilfully
killed pig, never lost but one SOW at
narrowing time, always got good-sized
filters and never lost a hog, young or
old, by disease. | certainly believe
that a litter from Duroc sow will
weigh more at any age and on less
feed than any other breed on earth,
regardless of color. They are truly
the farmers hogs in every sense OF
the term.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-15
Livestock Department

of the Iowa Agricultural College; Rob-
ert B. Ogilvie, of Chicago a famous
breeder of draft horses, and also
George Rommel, animal husbandman
in the Department of Agriculture at
Washington, d. G. Among the cattle
judges are such eminent men as as M.
A. Judy, of Indiana, who was called to
the Great English Royal Show to Off
ciate as judge. Mr.. Abram Renick
comes from the Blue Grass State, and
Mr.. Thomas Mortimer, of Nebraska,
will be associated with Mr.. G. East
hope, of Ohio, and George w. Sissons,
of New York, in tieing the ribbons.
Other good men will judge the sheep
and swine departments. When the
last ribbon is tied and the last award
made, may the people of the Pacific
Northwest say with one accord that it
has been the grandest live stock show
ever witnessed upon American soil
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-15
THE QUALITY ELEMENT

Prof. William Dietrich, OF the ILL
nois Experiment Station, describes
quality in the hog as follows:
A hog is made up of various princi-
pal considerations, such as size or
weight, condition, quality and form.
The latter point is subdivided into
numerous individual points, which
must be taken into consideration, such
as snout, face, ears, jowls, neck,
shoulders, back and loin, sides, belly,
rump, legs and tail, all of which need
consideration in judging hogs in the
breeding herd or at the show ring.
The term, quality in swine, may be
compared to quality in piece of cloth.
1t is either coarse or fine, good or bad.
A hog may have coarse or poor quail
ity. meaning a coarse-grained flesh and
bone, indicated in general by coarse
hair. rough and thick skin, and large,
coarse bones that are not smooth; or,
the hog may be of good or fine quail
ity, which is indicated by fine hair,
bones fine but strong, skin smooth,
even covering of firm flesh and free
from Jumps and wrinkles.
Pigs show not only their difference
in quality, but also their differences
in form, from the time they are born;
but, of course, since the pig is very
small at birth, these differences are
slight at first, and are gradually mag
nified as the animal grows. The time
at which a man will be able to dis
cover either the good or lad points
in a pig will depend Altogether upon
his ability as a Judge. Some people
never can see such differences. AT
least, not in sufficient degree that
they ought ever to be classified as
Judges of swine. Others can see them
at a very early age, hence are good
Judges of swine, and ought to be good
breeders.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-15
A..Y.-P. E. LIVE STOCK SHOW

The live stock department at the
A.-Y.-P. Exposition will be the most
important and the largest collection
of live stock ever gathered in the
West. So many entries have been re-
ceived that an additional building,
50X120 feet in size, is under construc-
ton to house the exhibits.
In all, 2,1S2 animals have been en-
tered by the $50 breeders represented.
The stock is coming from practically
every state in the United States and
from Canada. Many breeders have i'm
ported the best foreign stock to ex-
hibit in hopes of drawing down prizes
with European animals. In the show
there will be 2SS horses, $50 cattle,
1923 swine and S72 sheep.
Percherons lead in the horse class
with IS entries; Ayrshires lead among
cattle with 102 entries, Red Polls being
next with 80; Poland Chinas lead
among hogs, there being rs entries
Rambouillet is the predominating
breed of sheep with 146 entries.
Among the judges are these we'll
known men: Prof. G. F. Curtiss, dean
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-15
GRADING UP BY PURE-BRED
MALES

The following table will show how
rapidly improvement can be made by
use of a pure-bred sire. The first col
umn shows the number of generation;
the second, the percentage of pure
blood in the sire; the third, the per-
centage of pure blood in the dam;
the fourth, the percentage of i'm
proved blood in the offspring; the
fifth, the percentage of unimproved
blood in the offspring:
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-15

Twenty-six hundred and fifty Cots
void bucks were shipped from Albany,
Oregon, to the Colorado market. They
filled 26 single-deck cars and a special
train was made up to transport them
1t is probably the largest shipment OF
a single variety of sheep ever made
from Oregon.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-15

The wool crop of Oregon is estimat-
ed to have brought the farmers $4,000
600, ranging from 13 to 26 cents per
pound. The clip is estimated at TO-
100000 pounds, fleeces averaging 9R
pounds, being the highest average in
that state.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-15

Above 10000 sheep are ranging on
the Wenah and other forest reserves
near Asotin. 1t is thought the grass
will be good until October 10 and the
sheep will go into winter quarters in
fine condition.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-15

This table has equal application to
the breeding of all classes of live
stock
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-09-15
VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS

FROCARS, topples, impreg- M
! nators-for horses, cattle, NSS
swine, poultry, etc. Received L,n
only award Worlds Fairs, rs X
Chicago, st. Louis. Write for OK
illustrated catalogue.
HAUSS MANN & DUNN co.
392 S. Clark ST., Chicago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
Bankers Convention Does Not
Favor Plan Despite Recon-
mendation of Taft.
Los ANGELES GETS
CONVENTION IN 1910
Bankers Association Refuses to Ad-
opt Resolutions Altering National
Bank Charters TO Permit Them to
Conduct Savings Department.
Taft is Criticised-Will not Invest
5000, 100000 in U. S. Bonds as Pres
ident Advises.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-At spirited
meeting of the bankers today Los An
geles was selected as the 1910 meet
ing place. A discussion of postal saw
ings bank occupied the morning ses-
sion. The principal address was made
by James B. Forgan, president of the
first national bank of Chicago.
Despite the fact that the federal
Legislative committee recommended
in its report that the national banks
be empowered to conduct a savings
department and advised a segregat-
ing of assets when conducted in this
manner. the Bankers association re-
fused to adopt resolutions altering the
national bank charters to permit this.
The bankers strongly criticised
President Taft and passed the fol-
lowing resolution: I'VE are opposed
to the passage of a postal savings
bank bill, to the investment OF such
funds in state or municipal bonds,
and to the investment of six hundred
million dollars in United States bonds
as advised by our chief executive as
we know such action to be a serious
mistake and a menace to national
credit"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
P|TTSBURG PIRATES
WILL TAKE PENNANT

Pittsburg, Sept. 17.-"Forbes Field,
the most complete and finest baseball
stadium in the world, will fly the
national league pennant for nineteen
and nine" This is the claim of Man
ager Fred Clark and his pirate band,
who advance these arguments to sup
port their claim: BY losing yester-
days game to the New York Giants,
while Pittsburg was taking one from
the Cincinnati Reds, the Chicago
Cubs dropped six and a half games
behind the league leaders. The en-
tire roster of Pittsburgers is play
great ball and the pitchers are strong
er. The Plttsburg fans are roofing
for Detroit to win the American
league pennant so as to compare the
ability of Ty Cobb, the Tigers right
fielder. with Hans Wagner, the Pr
rates famous short stop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
GRAND JURY GIVES
IS FINAL REPORT
ONE DOZEN TRUE BILLS
RETURNED TO COURT
Reported That Pendleton Men Have
Been Indicted for Violating Local
Option Law-Names Not Made Pub
lie Until Indicted Men Can be Placed
Under Arrest.

Twelve true bills were reported this
afternoon by the Umatilla county
grand jury which made its final re-
port and was then disbanded. None
OF the names of the men indicted was
given out but it is understood that
number of different offenses are
charged in the bills returned.
Among others it is reported that
some Pendleton men have been in
dicted for the illegal selling of liquor.
II is not believed that the case of Ma
bel Warner was taken up despite the
fact that in his findings of fact in the
county court hearing of the will con-
test Judge Gilliland found that she
had committed forgery. If this case
was passed up it is possible that it will
be taken up by the grand jury to be
convened next Monday.
AS some of the people indicted will
probably be arrested tonight and to-
morrow morning, their indictments
may be made public tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
Receives Communication from
President Taft and Replies
but will not ReveaI Contents.
WILL NOT DISCUSS
DISMISSAL OF CLAWS
Pinchot Receives Message From Taft
and Peruses It by Light of Moon
Dispatches Reply But VIII Not
Talk to Reporters-Friends Trying
TO Predict His Attitude-Foreste
Expects Hard Fight Before Victory.

Los Angeles, Sept. 17.-Friends OF
Pinchot are endeavoring today to pre-
dict his attitude relative to Taft's de-
cision in the Pinchot- -Ballinger con-
troversy in the public speech which
he is slated to deliver here next week.
Pinchot refused to discuss the presf-
dents action in dsmissing Claws
when reached by special messenger
today. However he said recently:
THE power trust will assuredly
send big lobby to Washington, when
congress meets. / expect big fight
and hard one, but 1 also expect a
big victory"
A voluminous message from Presl-
dent Taft to Pinchot, was received at
Los Angeles last night by mail, for
warded by wireless to Avalon, and
then carried by the launch Cornell to
Pinchots camp on the st. Clemonte
island
The message was read by Pinchot at
midnight last night as he sat and de-
N'PhNANd ~ ny NAN nbHl Va Nilt
and smoky hand lantern.
After reading the missive Pinchot
declined to make any statement re-
garding its contents or the recent de-
velopments in the Ballinger incident
and Immediately busted himself with
writing a reply to the presidents mes
sage which was brought back to the
wireless station here by the crew of
the Cornell, and from here sent to the
president.
Pinchot will return from his camp
on Clement to Avalon on Tuesday and
then will go direct to the main line.
With Pinchot at Clement is former
Governor Pardee of California, who
severely scored Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger in recent speech at
Spokane several weeks ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
soul MATE EARLE
D|SCARDS AFFINITY

New York, Sept. 17.-"Afflnity"
Ferdinand P. Earle, the artist who
sent his wife back to her parents in
France so she would be out of the
way Of Julia Kutter, his first affin-
ity, and who also after dropping af-
finity number one recently was re-
ported travelling to Europe with Ger
trude Dunn, the short story writer,
returned to New York today and shut
himself up in his castle at Monroe,
n. Y. Miss Dunn likewise returned
and remains secluded in her studio,
trying to forget Soul Mate" Earle.
Earle is Stunned by his Monroe
neighbors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
Hold Up Passenger Train On
D. & R. G. Near LeadvilIe,
Colo. Last Night,
FAIL TO SECURE
ANY GREAT BOOTY
Five Men Climb Over Tender and
Stop Train at Point of Pistol-Blow
Open Express Door With Dynamite
Attempt 70 Force Open Safe But
Fail-Shcriff and Posse Start in
Pursuit.

Leadville, Colo, Sept. IA dar-
ing attempt to rob the second section
of the Denver & Rio Grande No. 5
passenger train was made about IL
o'clock last night four miles west of
Malta, a small station near Leadville.
The express car was dynamited but
according TO the trainmen no booty
was secured.
1t Is believed that the five men who
were engaged in the holdup crawled
on the two engines of No. at Malta
The train had proceeded but a short
distance when the two men crawled
over the tender Of each engine and
compelled the engineers and flremen
to march back to the express car.
Engineer Smith. of the first engine,
was told to hammer on the door and
order the express messenger to open
It. The latter, however, refused to
open the door, and charge of dy-
Mantle was placed under It and the
door blown open.
Three of the robbers rushed In.
covering the express messenger with
their rcvolvers. lie was ordered to
open the safe but said that he could
not. Several charges OF dynamite
were then placed under the safe but
without result except to completely
wreck the interior of the car. After
firing n parting volley of shots the
robbers disappeared in the darkness.
One Of the trainmen in the mean
time had reached Malta and Sheriff
Carter with a posse at once started
for the scene. 1t Is rumored that the
safe contained a large sum OF money
but this can not be confirmed. The
train was westbound and was known
as the Chicago and San Francisco ex-
press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
OF COMMISSION
WILL HEAR RATE CASE,

Chicago, Sept 17.-Members of the
Interstate Commerce commission are
preparing a western tour to reach
Spokane September 30, to- take evil
dence and listen to the final argu-
ments on the supplementary petition
of the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce in the railroads rate case. Be-
fore ending the tour they will visit
Seattle, Portland and San Francisco.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
CLAWS WILL PROBABLY =
MAKE STATEMENT TOMORROW

Seattle, Sept. 17.-At the office OF
Louis R. CLAWS, chief of the Seattle
field division of the local land office.
that official this morning is engaged
in preparing to turn over his office
to Andrew Christensen, chief of the
Portland division, his successor. CLAWS
leaves his office tomorrow and refuses
to make any statement until then. He
may publish data which caused him
to prefer charges against Ballinger In
order to justify himself in the eyes
Of the public. He has received many
icommendatory kilograms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
GENERAL CENSURES
ROOSEVELT RIDING TEST

Washington, Sept. 16.-The Roose-
welt riding test for the officers of the
army is detrment to the service,
rather than an aid in efficiency This,
in substance, is the severe criticism
OF the tests made by General Albert
L. Meyer, commanding the depart
ment of Texas, in his annual report
General Meyer favors yearly ex-
aminations of all officers to ascertain
their fitness for their duties.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
FOREST FIRES ARE
CLOSING ON CITY

San Diego, Sept. 17.-Fanned by
high wind, the second fire, started
today, is advancing rapidly on Es-
condido. Several thousand acres are
already devasted and the fire is pe-
yond control. Nearly every man in
Escondido is fighting the flames. A
barren strip nearly mile wide is be-
tween the fire and the town and it
is not thought the town is endangered.
1t was thought for a while that the
flames were under control but despite
efforts of the forest rangers, the fire
gained a fresh start and is again rag
ing furiously. Long distance tele-
phone lines are all prostrated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
COURSE IN AGRICULTURE MAY Be
ADDED TO HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENTS

a course in agriculture may be ad-
ded to the curriculum of the Pen
dleton high school. City Superintend-
ent Landers stated today that the
school board had the matter under
consideration and that it was for this
reason the position of assistant IN
structor in the science department has
50 far been left vacant.
The proposition was taken up by
the board at, the special meeting We'd
nesday evening and superintendent
Landers was instructed to present to
the board an outline of the work to
be covered by the proposed course.
This outline is to be presented at the
meeting next Tuesday evening and In
the meantime Prof. Landers has writ
ten to President Kerr of o. A. C. con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17

I cerning the possibility of securing an
instructor.
The course is contemplated for two
reasons. In the first place 1t will
supplement the work of the high
school in preparing students who de-
sire to enter the state agricultural
college and second it will furnish
those who cannot take a higher course
with information which would be very
valuable to them in case they desire
to take up farming. As Umatilla coun-
ty is primarily an agricultural county
the innovation is expected to prove
popular.
The resignation of Miss Roma STAFF
ford as teacher of the sixth grade IN
the Hawthorne school has been ac-
cepted and Miss Eva Savage of Salem.
has been elected to fill the vacancy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
OLD OFFENDER
IS IN JAIL
REINHOLD HARRAS is FORCIBLY
DETAINED AT NORTH YAKIMA
Well Known Criminal Presented Bo-
gus Check I'm Payment for Hogs
Will BE Brought to PendletOn TO
Face Serious Charges - Forged
Brothers Name to Lease and Note.

Reinhold Harras, well-known In
this city, Walla Walla and all the sur
rounding country, Is once more in the
tolls of the law. 1t was learned here
last evening that Reinhold Is in Jail
in North Yakima and has been for
about a month 1t seems that he has
| been indicted for obtaining money
under false pretenses and that he is
now awaiting trial.
News of the latest escapade was
conveyed to attorneys here by Attor-
| ney Oscar Cain of Walla Walla, who
has been employed to defend the ac-
cused man and who was desirous of
ascertaining whether or not Harras
had any money or property in this
county. The information sent back to
the walla walla attorney was not
very reassuring, for as soon as the
Yakima authorities are through with
Harras he will probably be brought
to Pendleton to face a similar and
more serious charge.
1t seems that about two months ago
Harras purchased hogs of Mrs. Ele-
more Cameron to the vaiue OF S47.
He gave his check on a Walla Walla
bank in payment and took the hogs
away When the check was present
ed for payment it was returned with
the inscription, "refused-no funds in
bank" Mrs. Cameron has therefore
turned the check over to her attor-
O. xtrhn n,in
present the matter to the grand jury.
About this same time Harras was
In Pendleton and presented one OF
his personal checks for $50 to George
Hovey of the State saloon. The pa
per was cashed, but when presented
for payment at the bank in Walla
Walla, was refused for the reason that
Harras had no funds there.
The most serious charge of all,
however, is the one which is to be
pressed by Harras' own brother. Gus
Harras of Walla Walla. The latter
charges that when Reinhold leased
the John Seibert building in this city
for a meat market when he installed
the Garden City company's packing
plant here, that he forged the name
of Gus Harras to the lease and also
to the note which was given in pay
ment for the rent money. The
brother insists that he will prosecute
Reinhold.
It is also rumored that Reinhold
has been guilty of taking liquor onto
the reservation for distribution to the
Indians and that government Off
cials are at present engaged in in
vestigating these rumors,
It will be remembered that Harras |
has already served one term in the |
Walla Walla penitentiary, having |
been convicted of stealing cattle. |
Dring the past few years his name
has figured prominently in connec-
tion with circuit, county and police |
court records.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17

Portland, Sept. 17.-It was learned
here today from an authoritative
source that the machinists employed
by the o. R. & N, Oregon Short
Line and Union Pacific, have made
a demand for a readjustment of their
wage scale. Rumors, are current in
various round house centers that
great strike Of machinists is pending
on the Hartman lines mentioned,
General Manager O'Brien said here
today: 1.-The men have made a demand
for a readjustment of their scale but
there are no indications of a strike"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
WOMEN STRIKERS
ASSAIL THE FAITHFUL

Newcastle, Pa, Sept. 17.-Several
women of this city are suffering In
juries received when the wives and
sweethearts of the striking tin work.
ers of the Shenango mills savagely at
tackled the women who remained at
work. Mrs. Francis Locke, a widow,
is most seriously hurt and is in the
hospital, the result of being struck on
was seriously beaten by the Amazons.
The strikebreakers attacked the wife
OF a striker when bystanders interfered
and a bloody fight followed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
BRITISH BATTLESHIP HAS
DISASTROUS EXPLOSION

London, Sept. IA boiler on the
battleship Warrior" exploded this az
ternoon while the warship was off
Cromarty, heavily damaging the YES
sell Three sailors are known to have
been killed and four seriously injured.
The Admiralty is conducting a rigid
examination fearing that one of the
many dynamite bombs recently placed
in warships may have been respon-
sible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
GOVERNOR JOHNSON HAS
CHANCE TO RECOVER

Rochester MINI, Sept. 17.-Gov-
ernor Johnson who was operated on
at st. Mary's hospital Wednesday for
intestinal trouble, is reported rest
ing easily this morning. Surgeons
say there is slight change for the
better, and he has an even chance to
recover.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
TWENTY MEN BURIED
WHEN BUILDING COLLAPSED

Chicago, Sept 17.-Between fif-
teen and twenty men were buried to-
day in a collapse of a three story
building being constructed on Kenzie
and Milwaukee avenues here today.
Four bodies were recovered, but many
are still imprisoned.
None have been identified as yet
except the body of Contractor Elmer
Martin. Andrews, Martins partner.
is expected to die.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-09-17
MURDERER OF CHILD
WILL HANG BY NECK

San Francisco, Sept. 17.-Demetrfes
Treschenko, the Russian who mur-
dered Dorothy Malankoff, a ten-year-
old school because he was infatuated
with her, was found guilty Of murder
today in the first degree and will
hang. The murdered child was
on her way to school and attempted
to show her father who committed
the murder