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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01
TO THE FLAX GROWERS
Of the Northwest, and of North
Dakota in Particular.
By H, L, BOlley,

The Importance of the flax crop to
the Northwest Is one worthy of your
closest consideration. Statistics of
the crop indicate that it is gradually
loosing ground in the Northwest in
the same sense as it has done in every
other state in the union. The North
west, and particularly North Dakota,
can ill afford to lose so important
crop from their short list of available
crops for general farming. The re-
cords of this crop show that it has
been one of the great money makers
of North Dakota, and previously did
equally we'll for Minnesota and other
older states.
1 have become convinced through
my studies that it is not necessary that
the fax seed crop should be lost to
the Northwest, and shall try to help
the farmers save the crop much in the
same sense as the wheat crop has been
saved from the ravages of loose smut,
and the potato crop from it's various
enemies. North Dakota alone has an
nually produced approximately half
of the fax seed crop of the United
States, and considering the ruling
prices for the seed the Importance Of
the crop is plainly evident. At this
time can only say that the fax crop
is not destructive to the fertility of the
soil, and that with proper handling
the new soils of the Northwest need
not be infected with the diseases which
have driven the crop out of the soils
in the older regions, and that with
proper handling the crop can be placed
into profitable growth upon the older
lands where the diseases now exist.
This can only be done by careful
consideration of the methods of plant
ing, by the selecting of pure, clean
seed, by disinfecting the seed before
sowing it, and by conducting proper
rotations to keep the soil free from
the growth of the fax root fungi which
may chance to reach it. The import
ance of the question of pure seed and
of keeping the soil free from the per.
sistent parasites which destroy the
crop is so great that if overlooked the
crop must certainly eventually be lost
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01

WANTED-The Cosmopolitan
Magazine requires the services
of representative in Hope to
look after subscription renewals
and to extend circulation by spe-
cial methods which have proved
unusually successful. Salary
and commission. Previous ex-
perience desirable. but not essen
tial. Whole time or spare time.
Address, with references, H. G.
Campbell, Cosmopolitan Maga-
zine, 1889 Broadway, New York
City?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01
The Game Laws of North Dakota.

Z The following digest of the North
Dakota Game Laws may save you
from ten to fifty dollars if you read
and observe them:
All game birds and animals are pro-
tected in much the same manner as by
previous laws Traps and mechanical
devices are prohibited and sunrise and
sunset determined by calendar De-
coys may be used for shooting water
fowl.
Hunters shall not hunt in standing
grain or among shocks of punched
flax.
Possession of game during the
closed season will be prima facie evil
dence that the same was killed out of
season.
Prairie chickens, grouse, woodcock,
etc., may be hunted from September I
to November |, inclusive This is a
week later than the old law
The open season for ducks, geese,
etc, extends from September to De-
cember II, inclusive.
All spring shooting is prohibited as
to both classes of game birds.
Local licenses may be obtained from
the county auditor for one dollar.
Twenty prairie chickens, turtle
doves, cranes, swans or grouse may
be shipped from the state, or a com.
bination of twenty birds. Fifty snipe,
wild duck, plover or brant or COM
bination of fifty birds.
Any person caught with dogs OF
guns off public highway from July
to September will be presumed to be
breaking the law and subject to pro
secution.
The bag is limited to ten prairie
chickens, twenty-five wild ducks OF
geese, or combination of these ant
kindred.
The season is closed for antelope
bear, otter, elk and moose. The sea
son for deer is from November 10 tt
30 inclusive, and only two male ant
antlered animals may be killed b,
any one person. Possession of NOR,
than two such animals is a misde
| meanOr.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01

There is but one true and Christian
ground to take in case like this, and
that is the ground taken by st. Paul:
If meat make my brother to offend,
I will eat no meat while the world
standeth." When will Christian men
open their eyes to this truth?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01
Correspondents:

ported being SO low last week, is i'm
proving fast, and DR.. Heinze reports
her out of danger which her many
friends will be pleased to learn.
Ed Patten and daughter, Mrs.
Smith, made Clifford pleasant call
Saturday.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-09-01

in any particular neighborhood. If a
farmer fails to treat his wheat for the
prevention of smut, he may have to
sell it as rejected wheat, but he has
not injured his land. If he fails to
treat his flax seed for the prevention
of the root diseases he not only even
tually looses his crop but Injuries his
land for the growth of fax thereafter.
Furthermore, he places the lands of
his neighbors in jeopardy, as the par
asite which rot off the roots of the flax
plant and cause wilt to live in the
soil for a number of years.
The Department of Botany, of the
North Dakota Experiment Station,
proposes to aid all persons interested
in procuring clean seed for sowing
purposes by keeping up Bureau of
Information. We hope to be able to
furnish weekly to anybody who so de-
sires list of seedsmen and farmers
who can furnish flax seed which is fit
for sowing purposes, and further up
on request will supply information to
any farmer who expects to SOW flax as
to just how to go to work in order to
disinfect the seed and prepare the seed
bed. If you are flax grower and
wish to become part of this pure seed
and pure soil organization, send in
your name and address and tell us
whether you want seed or whether you
have seed to sell, If possible we will
inspect your crop as it stands in the
field. Otherwise you can send US sam
Piles and we will inspect it in the bin.
Any person who wishes to buy clean
seed may thus have opportunity to
feel reasonably sure that he is not go
ing to run SO much risk spelling his
land for flax culture as in the past.
This Bureau of Information will be
open to every citizen of the state and
of the Northwest. Send in your name
and help us boost the flax crop to at
least double its present yield of seed.
Remember, if the seed crop is lost
that the future possibilities of the fiber
industry are practically lost. If this
industry is lost everybody will pay
more for oil, for paint and for other
products. We especially want to meet
the man who has pure variety Of
flax seed or hopes to grow it.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
GRANITE SOLDIER OFF
DUTY FOR FEW DAYS
Change Location of Monument to
California Volunteers in
Central Park

Stnding on the ground, vacantly star
ing at the pedestal on which he stood
for years, the granite soldier so fa-
miliar to citizens as the guardian Of
the northeast entrance to Central park
is waiting for the pedestal from which
he was taken to be moved to its new
position, when he will resume his place
on top of it.
The monument, which was erected to
commemorate the deeds of valor of CAL
ifornnia's volunteers during the Span
ish-Amerlcan war, and which bears the
names of many who gave their lives
for their country's cause, is to be
moved only few feet. It is in the
way of one OF the new cement walks
which is being laid.
The park commission Is rushing work
in the hope that it can open the new
park to the public October 1. The
ground has been worked over and
chemicals placed in it to make the
grass grow faster than 1t would under
normal conditions.
Cement walks are to be laid diagon-
ally across the park. There will be a
comfort station costing approximately
$4,000. Many of the trees have been
removed. A fountain Is to grace the
center of the park. Other minor i'm
provements are expected to enhance
greatly the attractiveness of the park.
There Is much public interest in the
alterations now being made because
they will afford the people of the city
the first example of what the commits
sion regards as an ideal open air re-
sort
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
GOAT EATS BANK NOTE
AND LOSES ITS LIFE
Herder Proves His Innocence of
Theft but Suffers by AMI
mars Death

PARIS, Aug. 31.-The judge of the
upon to decide a very curious affair.
A few days ago rich lady living at
Etampes, near Paris, came into the
city to draw a sum of money from her
bank. After she had received pay
ment she walked to the Vaugirard
quarter to visit hor parents and on her
way, thinking mistake had been
made, stopped to count the money,
which she had placed in a small bag.
During her count she dropped note
for 5000, which was carried away by
the wind. A goat herder who was
passing with a number of she-goats
picked up the note and was about to
give 1t to the lady, who had run to-
wards him, when one of the animals
snatched the precious paper from his
hand, and before the man could eff
fectively interfere had eaten it.
The lady accused the goathered of
having given the note to the animal,
and a policeman who was called took
the four-footed thief and the goat
herd before the commissionary of po-
lice. The magistrate found himself in
q difficulty, for, as he pointed out, he
had no jail in which to keep the an
imal.
To prove his honesty, the goatherd
offered to sacrifice the offending goat,
and the animal was taken to the Vau-
girard abattoir and killed. The bank
note was found in bits, but as the
number is still decipherable the lady
will be able to recover the money.
The goatherd. having demonstrated
his honesty, demanded that the lady
should pay for th9 goat. This she re-
fused to do, and the man has applied
to the judge to settle the question.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
IN PRISON,
ASTONISHES MEXICANS
]. P. O'Brien, Prominent Mining
Man, Rails at
Rations

MEXICO CITY, Aug. S1.-Setting
prison walls and swearing that he will
stay in Belem until the bars rust
through rather than pay a fine, J. p.
O'Brien, a well known mining man of
the American colony, is winding up an
eight days prison sentence at the Jail
on Gale de ARGOS de Belem.
Since his arrest O'Brien has adhered
to the principle that If the law de-
prives him of his liberty the law must
furnish him with accommodations fit
ting his station in life, and as a conSe-
quence has slept sitting crouched in a
corner of his cell rather than send for
bed at his own expense or sleep on
the cold. damp fiagstones forming the
floor of his apartment.
Through sheer force of hunger, how
ever, he admits that he has accepted
his regular ration of hard tacos and
frijoles In preference to dying by star
walton.
POLITICS BEHIND TROUBLE
"And that isn't ALL" said O'Brien
room at Alcaide Wulfrano Vasquez' Of
fee. "They did not keep me in
comunicado, either"
Politics, in the form of the compare
tive stateSmanships of Roosevelt and
Cleveland, caused O'Brien and a friend
to forget that the war was over, and
the two were arrested for drawing
blood. At the sixth comisaria they
each pleaded guilty, but when they
found that their fines could not be
paid and liberty had Immediately
O'Brien made objections.
Enough policemen were got together
at the comiSaria to escort the prisoners
with the exception of a few lively
tussles, until O'Brien stated that it
would not be mete to attempt to throw
him into a bartolina.
PRISONER MAKES PROTEST
The officers did not succeed in win
ming the bet on the first, second nor
third attempt to pull the wall of the
incomunicado cell around their pris-
oner. He was finally persuaded to try
the cell little while through the
kindly reasoning of a prominent fed
on the inside ten minutes O'Brien's pro-
tests were heard on the ground that it
is better to make concession some
times than to have a valuable govern
ment building pulled down by an irate
insurgent.
Mr.. O'Brien's fine was fixed at $25
with the alternative of visiting Mr.
Vasquez eight days. He refused to
pay the fine and couldn't help serving
the sentence. He also objects to hav-
ing to pay the court interpreter $40 for
the latter's services.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
LABOR CHAMBER PLANS :
MAY FAIL IN GERMANY
Doubt About Eligibility of Mem
berS of Trades Unions

BERLIN, Aug. 31.-The bill for the
creation of a national system Of labor
chambers seems in danger of being
wrecked on the question of the eligi-
bility of trade union officials to rep
resent the mems interests in the cham
bers.
The government and the employers
associations hold that the presence Of
union officials will render the object Of
the chambers. which is to maintain
good relations between capital and
labor and adjust differences when such
arise wholly nugatory.
The majority of the reichStag COM
mission, which is now considering the
measure, takes the view that if the
mems de facto leaders are excluded,
negotiation would be impossible, as the
mems delegates will come to the con-
ference table with their hands carefully
tied beforehand by the union officials,
and will be unable to bulge an inch
from their instructions.
Between these two views the bill,
which is the result of eighteen years
efforts, is seriously endangered.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
WOMAN WHO RESIDED IN
POMONA 26 YEARS DIES

POMONA, Aug. 31.-The death Of
Mrs. Lyman w. Cowles occurred at her
home, 78S North Carey avenue, yester-
day. She was one OF the early settlers
here. Mrs. Cowles came to Pomona
with her husband, who is now build
ing inspector in this city, twenty-six
years ago, and has seen this city grow
from little settlement Of several hun
dred to its present population.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cowles came here from
Eastern Massachusetts,. where they
were married forty-four years ago.
She is surgived by her husband and
q niece, Mrs. Charles Dudley of Oak
land, who is expected to arrive here
today. The deceased was a member Of
the Eastern Star, which organization
will have charge of the funeral.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
GERMANY FINDS FEWER
NATIVES LEAVE COUNTRY

BERLIN, Aug. 31.-A remarkable
proof of the prosperity of Germany
under Its protective policy is the dimin-
ution in the number of emigrants.
Thirty years ago 100000 Germans left
their country every year. Now the
annual number of emigrants is approx
imately 10000.
Official statistics show that the pop
ulation of Germany already numbers
64,750,O00, and at the present rate of
increase the population will be fully
So, ,000, 900 when the next census is taken
on December 1. The increase of Ger
many's population for some time past
has been approximately one million
per annum.
Forty years ago France and Ger
many had almost equal populations
40, ,000, 900 in each case. Now Germany
has 65,O00,000 and France only 39,000,-
900, and the effect of this change on
the political and military situation in
Europe is evident.
The remarkable growth OF German
population is continuing in spite of the
reduction OF the birth rate from AZ per
1000 in 1875 to 3S per 1000 in 1908. The
contributory causes are the reduction
of the death rate from 27 per 1000 in
1886 to 10 per 1000 in 1909 and the
diminution of emigration.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
CONSULAR OFFICERS MAY
SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGES
Texas Attorney General Holds
Ceremonies Legal in State

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 31.-Ac-
cording to an opinion of Attorney
General Lightfoot of Texas, mar
riages solemnized on Texas territory
before a British consular officer be-
tween two British subjects or between
British subject and non-citizen of
Texas are legal though there is no
express law establishing this. Mr..
Lightfoot in communication to S. w.
Barnes, acting consul for the British
government at Galveston, maintains.
however, that the argument in favor
of the validity of such a contract
would be influenced by the laws or
customs of England.
In case a similar contract would
have binding force in England if con-
cerning Texans, reciprocal considera-
tions would make the opinion rendered
stronger. A marriage oe that kind, the
attorney general points out, would
come to some extent under the heading
of common law marriages, there being
in Texas no law that would render such
a contract null and void without the
formalities usually observed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
ATTACK MAY BE MADE ON
CONSOLIDATION ELECTION
Legality of Publication Of Notices
May Be Questioned

SAN PEDRO, Aug. S1.-Following
close upon the action of the city coun-
Gil in passing ordinances authorizing
the sale of the harbor bonds ana the
condemnation of land for municipal
warehouses and a highway to the out
er harbor there are rumors in circu-
lation in San Pedro and Wilmington
that suits are to be filed within a few
days attacking the validity or the
consolidation elections.
Just who the parties in the suits
will be has not been made public but
it is said that the names of Whining
ton taxpayers will be used. one OF
the allegations, 1t is said, will be ir-
regularities in the publication of the
election notices in the San Pedro News
and Wilmington Journal. 1t is re-
ported that the affidavits in publica-
ton of the election notices in the case
of San Pedro election have disap-
peared from the records of the former
city of San Pedro
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
GERMAN FIREMEN MAY
DON GORGEOUS UNIFORM

BERLIN, Aug. 31-Another instance
of the Germans national passion, in
comprehensive to foreigners for as
suming military accoutrements on the
smallest excuse occurs in royal de-
cree published today.
The edict confers upon all chief fire.
men the right Of wearing an officers
sabre with a gold sword belt, pro-
vided that during their military serv-
ice they reached the rank of a Sword
bearing nom n-commissioned officer"
Though the officers of the corps, be-
ing retired military officers, already
carry sidearms, the ordinary fireman
must now be added to the vast num-
ber of German officials who carry
about with them swords for which in
no conceivable circumstances they can
ever find any possible r.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
800 AER0PLANES ARE
NOW IN USE IN FRANCE

PARIS, Sept. S-There are now about
800 aeroplanes in France, 700 of which
have been made during the last ten
months, according to statistics pub
li5hed by ILLUSTRATION"
A year ago there were at most 100
aeroplanes in the country, but since
Bleriot crossed the channel his firm
has manufactured more than $50, and
Henri Farman more than 400.
The Bleriot monoplane costs about
$4,000, but can be had for 5000, with
a cheaper motor. The tarman is sold
at $3.50, the Voisin at $4,000, the An
toinette at the same price and the
Sommer at $3.50. In the course of last
year 50, 10000 has been paid for aero
planes, and nearly as much for aero
Lane parts, which have been used for
experiments and repairs.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
BOYS KILL COMPANION
WHO REFUSES TO STEAL

BERLIN, Sept. "a terrible act
was committed by two young brothers
aged and II in the village of Ia
brze, in upper Silesia. The boys,
whose father is undergoing a long
term of Imprisonment, met play
mate in the fields and demanded that
he should go home and bring them so
c, ats or else steal his fathers watch
and bring it to them.
In spite of threats the boy refused,
upon which his two. little companions
threw him to the ground. Then one
beat him on the head with hammer
while the other thrust handfuls of
sand in the mouth of the struggling
boy. When he was unconscious the
two brothers lei. him. The boy was
found by a passerby and taken to his
fathers home where he died
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
LITTLE BROWN MEN WILL
CELEBRATE JAPANESE DAY

VENICE, Aug. 31.-Ward McFadden
has obtained the interest of James F.
Morley in the Ship cafe and will be
the sole proprietor after September 1.
McFadden plans to make many i'm
provements in t..e restaurant.
H. Yamasaka is at the head of a
committee of Japanese business men
of Venice who plan to celebrate Jap
anese day" here September 25. The
plan is yet in embryo, but the major
ity of Japanese here are enthusiastic
cally in favor of it. All Japanese res
idents of Los Angeles county will prob
ably be asked to attend the outing.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
N. Y. STAGE MECHANICS TO
MOUNT OPERA IN MEXICO
Metropolitan Force Will Install
Scenery for Production
[special to The Herald

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 31.-The steam
er Esperanza, which sailed from New
: York for Veracruz a few days ago,
is bringing Franco Rigo and the chiefs
of electricity and machinery of the
Metropolitan opera house of New
York, including j. Flynn and N. Fish
er, to Mexico.
These men are coming for the pur-
pose of placing in the Arbou theater
here the magnificent scenery and dec
orations to be used here during the
grand opera season that is to form
next month one of the chief features
Of the Mexican Centennial of Inde-
pendence celebration.
Max Rabinoff, impresario of New
York, has chartered a special steam
er to bring to a Mexican port all Of
the artists that are to take part in
the opera productions, the first Of
which will take place on the night Of
September 8. In all there are 100 peo-
pie, most Of them widely known. A
special train will bring the members
of tie company to the capital from
Vera Cruz.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
NAMES MINIMUM AMOUNT
FOR ORANGE SCHOOL TAX

SANTA ANA, Aug. 31.-County SUI.
perintendent r. P. Mitchell has COM
munieated with the supervisors as to
the minimum amount of money that
must be provided for in the annual
school levy, and has also notified the
board of the requests of the several
school districts for funds to be raised
by special taxes in the interested dis
tricts.
superintendent Mitchell states the
minimum amount from the ordinary
tax levy IL $5S,725, while $65,000 is to
be raised by special tax levy. The
special fund asked for by Newport
Beach district is to provide for open
ing a school at Balboa for children
of school age at Balboa and East
Newport. Huntington Beach applies
for $4,000, part of which is desired for
new grammar school.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
AUTO CLUB RUNS CALLED
OFF BECAUSE OF FIRES
Motorists Forego Tours on Ac-
count of Forest Flames

SEATTLE, Aug s1.-The Northwest
ern Automobile club runs to Seattle,
set for September and s, have been
called off because of the dangerous fire
conditions throughout this section.
Frank N. Fretwell, promoter OF the
movement for the proposed. organiza-
tion of the Western Automobile asso-
citation, a coast wide fraternity of
automobilists, has postponed the or
ganization meeting to September 1S.
The club runs now are to be made
September II, Is and 10.
According to plans now proposed, the
new association will endeavor to af-
filiate with the Automobile Association
Of America A. q. Todd OF Vancouver,
B. c., has sent word that the Cana
dians are eager to enter the new asso-
ciation and have announced their CO.
operation in the construction of the in
ternational highway from Canada to
Mexico,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
CHALET WILL BE BUILT
AT BAY FOR MRS. F0RDEN

SANTA MONICA, Aug. 31.-Mrs. Lu-
Gle e. r. Forden of Los Angeles has
purchased a lot on the bluff west of
the Kensington apartments facing on
Seaside Terrace and the ocean.
The lot is 15Ox4O feet and parallels
the Appian Way, Mrs. Forden Is haY-
Ing plans prepared for the consruc-
tion of a Swiss chalet on this site TO
be utilized as an apartment house.
This is the second piece Of property
bought in this section by Mrs. For
den and the purchase was arranged
by Carl j. Schader.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-01
PRISONER MUST ANSWER
FOR THEFT OF DIAMOND

REDLANDS, Aug. S1.-Emmet Daw-
son, who was arrested several weeks
ago by the police Of Los Angeles,
charged with having stolen diamond
valued at $1S5 from ]. c. Bingham of
this city, has been bound over to the
superior court under bail of $1,000.
Dawson protests his innocence, say
ing that Percy Bingham, a son of the
man who was robbed, stole the dia-
mond while his father was sleeping
and gave it to him to sell. He dis
posed of it to a pawnbroker in Los
Angeles for SIS. Young Bingham was
given his choice of going to Whittier
or entering the navy and he has been
taken to Los Angeles where he will
enlist.