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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10

Father" Campbell, the apostle OF
dry farming, says:
1.-TWO great discoveries have been
made-1-that less water by far is
needed than our forefathers supposed
to be necessary to grow a large crop
"2-That man can by scientific til
lage not only double and treble the
present average yield, but can also
guard against i'll effects of long
drought periods that have in the past
played havoc and caused the depopu.
lating of many new farm home.
'In the dry country there are up.
wards of 2OO,O0OOOO acres of land
that can be put to better use than at
present. The greater part is now
given over to the principle of making
20 acres support one steer. The ad.
vantage to all concerned, If these
acres are made to produce 30 or 40
bushels of wheat worth 81 per bushel,
or 200 bushels of potatoes to each
acre, is obvious, Yet that is well
within the range of possibility"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10

WASHINGTON-The annual ma
w tional convention of women suf-
fraglsts, which will be held In Wash.
lngton the week of April IA, will be
the most notable gathering of It's kind
In point Of numbers and personnel that
ever has taken place In this country.
Never before have women of such
wealth and social position journeyed
to the national capitol to press their
cause. Their presence will be cele-
brated by Washington society with a
round OF social functions. Many of
the society delegates will wear their
most fetching toilettes to the conven.
ton and they hope to convert many
statesmen by showing them that It is
not only the masculine type of women
who wants the ballot.
There is another and more potent
reason for the fair suffragists wearing
their most elaborate costumes. For
the first time the women delegates will
appear in person before the senate.
They will present to the upper house
of congress the giant petition for
which names have been gathered for
several years from every state In the
union. The petition praying for uni.
versal suffrage contains more than
100000 names.
Mrs. Clarence II. Mackay, president
of the Equal Franchise society, will
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
|BLAMES THE FARMER
DETAIL DEALERS SAY PACKERS
AND FARMERS ARE ResPoN.
sIeLE FOR HIGH PRICES.
p,nv That Any Agreement on Prices
Among Retailers Exists and viii
Not Assume Responsibility for
Prevailing High Prices.

washington.-Reta meat dealers
n,aced upon the farmers and the pack
srs responsibility for the higher price
m meat in testimony given before the
|,enate committee investigating the in
Creased cost of living on Tuesday
Five retail men from New York,
'philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing.
on we're heard and Walter Brown, a
washington dealer who kills his own
sueat was the only one who did not
admit that the price of meat had gone
nm at least 10 per cent during the last
1--WE years.
Mr. Brown insisted that prices were
practically the same now as then.
4 All agreed, however. that competi-
.tion among the retailers kept the
Nnrice to the consumer as low as pos
sible.
n Each witness vigorously denied the
Retailers were responsible for prevail
Ing prices, and none would admit that
any agreement on prices existed
among them
n While no one charged that the pack
hrs we're in a combination, all the wit
hesses who had dealings with them
IA declared there seemed to be no com
sbetition for retail trade. When COM
';blaint was made to the packers about
advancing prices. they said the latter
Explained that the stock was scarce.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
STREET CAR STRUCK BY ENGINE
Fhlrty-six People Injured as Result of
Blunder of Some One.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Thirty-six per-
bons were injured, some of them so
Seriously that they probably will
HE, when an Oak Knoll car of
the Pacific Electric system was tossed
{rom the track by the engine of a
freight train on the Salt Lake Route
Fuesday night.
4 The electric car was crowded with
people returning to their homes from
Die theaters. The car had been
Brought TO stop at the crossing of
the Salt Lake tracks on Also street
Ind then was started up again and
Fas halfway over the crossing when
{he freight train crashed into the rear
4nd of it, throwing it on its side and
Aurling the occupants through the win
COWS and against the sides and roof
q the car. Some were pinned under
eeath the car
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10

IF ALL the useful animals in the
world were to organize themselves
for revolt against the cruelties of man
they would outnumber any human
army that could be brought against
them, even If every man, woman and
child marched from the four corners
of the earth to enlist.
The department of agriculture at
Washington has issued report show
ing that the number of useful animals
more than equals the population of the
earth.
Gen. Bellwether could organize his
sheep into a division of 5S0,O0O,0OO,
outnumbering the Chinese by more
than 10O,000,0O0 The horse could
have a cavalry division of more than
95,000OOO, with corps of more than
100000 mules and 100000 jackasses
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
How Col. Lyon Created Federal Job

work for the government
Lyon looked over the pay roll OF.
employees at the federal building al
home, There were no vacancies and
most OF the jobs had long waiting
list of applicants. Lyon looked abroad
at the lists of employees In other fed
eral buildings. He found a job he
didn't know about.
1t was the job of char woman.
Col. Lyon looked 1t up in the die,
tionary and found that a char woman
was one who polished doorknobs and
things, There were plenty of KNOBS
in the federal building back hosne
but his man was not a woman, ana
the dictionaries made no mention c6
char men.
This did not stop Col. Lyon OF
Texas. He created the office of char
man, the only one In existence, so far
as Washington knows, and the young
man who wanted to work for the gov
eminent is polishing knobs with greaR
eclat.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
Nz1tIllQNGli5|i41R IlElH4
A11fI $50 Y !R{l ~
Suffra oists Plan to Charm, The Senate
'uffragists Plan to Charm the Senate

be one OF the delegates. Mrs oliver
II. p. Belmont viii he one of the rep
resentatatives of the Political Equal
ity association.
Many suffragists I'm New York have
become greatly exercised over the re-
cent meeting held by Mrs. Belmont at
the Mount Olivet Baptist church. at
which she took many negro women
into her organization. 1t has caused
many to speculate az to the possibility
of enfranchising the negro women of
the southern states. Many letters have
been exchanged during the past week
between the New York women and the
suffragist workers in the south dis
cussing the manner in which the col
ored womens vote can be eliminated
IF we get the vote"
Yes" said Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper
1T is true that the southern women
wish to bar the colored woman from
voting But as the national associa-
ton stands for universal suffrage at
all times and in all places, we cannot
countenance this action of the south
ern women. The southern states that
belong to the national association arc
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana. Missis-
sissippi, Missouri, Maryland and Ten
| nes3ee."
Mrs. Belmont gave out the following
statement regarding her stand on this
matter:
Il do not consider the suffrage ques-
ton social question In any sense of
the word. 1t Is purely political ques-
ton and must only be considered as
such. The matter of political equal
ity has no connection with social equal
ity. think each state has the right
to settle this matter for itself"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
GIRLS FIGHT DUEL
FOR LOVE OF MAN
FIRE FIVE SHOTS FROM PISTOLS
UNTIL ONE FALLS
WOUNDED.
STUDENT CAUSE OF QUARREL
Rivalry Leads to Hatred and Youno
women Accompanied by Female
seconds, Go to Woods to Settle
with Code Of Honor.

berlin.-A duel between female
medical students has occurred at
fresterlik, on the Silesian frontier.
olga Metzeroff and Ilonea Ilnotsky
quarreled over their common love for
dashing young medical student
named Brightener, who made love to
ooth' but engaging himself to neither
Inc rivalry caused hatred between
the girls. Blows were exchanged.
Advanced" women that they are
they hold themselves by the stand.
ards of male chivalry, consequently
the linotsky girl who was the recipien,
OF the first blow in the hand to hand
nght' sent two other female students
as her seconds to Olga Metzeroff. who
also obtained two. The four seconds
arranged that the duel should be
iought on German territory to avoid
the Austrian police.
The conditions were that nisto,
shots at 10 PAGES should be exchanged
until one of the combatants was dis
abled. Three days were spent in
practicing shooting and then the duel
ing party crossed the frontier at sun.
rise and proceeded to a spot in a for
est The combatants took their posi-
lions and one of the seconds gave the
signal
The duelists exchanged four shots
before either was hit At the fifth
shot the Metzeroff girl received a
wound in the left shoulder and fell
fainting in the snow. Her wound was
bandaged and she was conveyed back
to Austria. Her recovery is certain
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
Strike Breakers Start Something.

PhiladelDhia.-Six persons, includ-
fg young girl, were wounded Tues
lay night by bullets fired by a party
\ alleged strike breakers who rode
slldly up and down Frankfort avenue
\ trolley car and shot into the
crowds that lined the sidewalks. A
ftone thrown by one of the crowd in
pred strike breaking motorman. In
firlated at this, fifteen of his com
F'aes took out a car, all of the win
4soWs OF which they broke with their
PUBS AS the car, loaded with armed
4rlHe breakers, sped down the ave.
ue' bullets were rained at the jeer-
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
WINTER CROP VERSUS SPRING
Former Has Decided Advantage over
latter-Matures Before Hot Sea-
son Opens.

With the same amount Of labor an
acre OF winter wheat will outyield an
acre of spring wheat, the land for
which was plowed in the spring. by u
hundred per cent. But II the ground
for the spring wheat was plowed IT.
the fall the balance in favor OF the
winter wheat will be about 40 pei
cent Winter wheat has more time
to take root and also seems to have
developed deeper roofing habit than
any small grain excepting rye. The
land being plowed in spring or sum.
mer remains in splendid condition to
absorb moisture all winter
AT the first show of warm weather
the crop starts to grow and natures
before the hottest and driest part of
the season commences.
In order to obtain the best results
winter wheat should be planted early.
We find that with us at nearly 5000
feet altitude. August is the best month.
giving ii time to stool before winter
and hold down the soil, which pre-.
vents 1t from blowing away from the
iOpNS anu httDS IL Ill DtlltI
in case of dry fall.
Another thing in favor of winter
wheat is the green pasture 1t supplies
late and early In the season a great
boon to the dairyman. 1t can be
pastured to advantage until the frost
is out of the ground in spring. 1t will
make a crop on the winters moisture
when spring grain planted on spring
blowing will fail utterly in dry year.
In fact spring wheat should never be
planted except on fall blowing, even
If the ground is dry and cloddy on top,
for 1t will nevertheless, in nine cases
out of ten, fine down and absorb
enough water by spring to make a
good filth. but if the land is not In
condition to pillow deep enough (this
is the main point to consider), then
1t may be better to leave il until
spring, and disk II to catch moisture
during the winter. The top six inches
may be dry and under that fairly
moist, then If the pillow is set down say
ten inches it will work we'll in the
moist earth. but there will be some
clods from the dry ground, the upper
six inches, One objection to winter
wheat is that in order to raise this
crop to perfection it is necessary to
have two fields, one fallow while you
are cropping the other, but where land
is plenty and cheap there are few
methods more profitable than the al
ternate fallow system, which is being
adopted in all the dry wheat-raising
districts.
We can grow it just as well here
as in Alberta, or the Dakotas, or the
Blue Ridge district of eastern Oregon
In fact, we have better wheat soil
than some of these places. 1t is sim
ply a question of method On our
ranch we have raised 1t since 1886
without a failure.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
Monk Chases Longworth Dinner Guests

| tered at the company. The women
shrieked and scrambled to their chairs,
while the men fell over each other in
trying to evolve masures of protec-
ton and at the same time capture the
beast.
The monkey eluded the brave hunt
ers with ease. 1t sprang from the
chandelier to the sideboard, ran
around the room three or four times,
while the women and some of the
men went rapidly out of the nearest
doors. Then 1t vaulted into the plate
rail, where 1t did few stunts to the
damage of much bric-a-brac. Finally
1t intrenched itself behind jardiniere,
where eventually It was captured.
When the monkey was restored t1
Its cage and quiet had settled down
over the dinner once more, Mrs Bourka
Cochran, who is visiting Gen. and Mrs
Clarence Edwards, expressed the opiu-
ion that there was something wrong
with the construction of the nest pro-
vided for Mrs Longworth's pets.
She had been in the Philippines and
she thought she knew something,
about the building of homeIike
monkey nests. Cotton and soft grass
were produced, and Mrs. Cochran pro
ceeded to rearrange the monkeys
home.
The beasts did not appreciate her ef.
forts, however, and one of them Bit
her thumb. A physician examined the,
wound and said there would be no
dangerous consequences.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10

FOL. CECIL LYON of Texas is a mil.
~ lionaire ranchman who plays poll
tics for the fun of it, and who plays so
well he is now credited with the own
ership of the Republican party of
Texas.
When Col. Lyon gets up out of a
chair he opens up like a carpenters
rule, a section at time. When he
talks you can stay out in the next
room and miss none of the story, for
Col. Lyon is typical of his big state.
Col. Lyon sat in the Press club in
Washington one evening and told Of
The job he got in Texas for a young
gentleman of color who wanted to
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
Dry Farm implements.

The implements for dry farming are
similar to those used in other parts
excepting that the corrugated iron
roller is quite generally used to com
pact the ground 1t is not so much
in the tools as in the manner of their
use. In the semiarid districts the
drill is used instead of the broadcast
seeder, and in growing all manner of
cultivated crops the small tooth cul-
tiyator is used insetad of the coarse
shovel. The weeder and the light har-
row come into much better use than
they do in the more humid regions.
The essence of dry farming is the
deep compact furrow slice to catch all
the moisture that falls and the dust
blanket to conserve this moisture.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
FIGHTING CORPORATION TAX.
FonstitutionaIity of Law Attacked by
Different Corporations,

4 Observation-Disclosures on the con.
ktitutionality of the corporation tax
bomed into prominence on Tuesday
then brief after brief in opposition
&as filed in the supreme court. Final
Egument of the cases involving the
question is set for next week.
n Prominent among these briefs was
one of former Senator Foraker of
ohio, solicitor for Louis w. Jared, a
etockholder in the American Multi.
Graph company of Cleveland, O., who
seeks to have the company enjoined
rom paying the tax on the ground
fhat it Is unconstitutional
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
Frisco Gets Bio Eiaht.

san Frarcisco.-After weeks of in
ecislon, negotiations and more or
FSS controversy between the joint
liomoters, it was definitely announced
ueSday evening by Tex" Richard
ia Jack Gleason that the Jeffries-
pnhSon forty-five-round championship
rlue ON July will be held in an
ena within the race track enclosure
me california Jockey club at En-
Hle Alameda county, Ilst acrtss
" nay from San Francisco.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
In Courts for Twenty Years.

''Voh'-A receiver for the Massa.
ss'''s estate Of the late Andrew J.
40 millionaire of Butte, Mont,
""lch there has been litigation
A "early twenty years, is asked for
suit filed in the supreme court
ano o'eph A. Coram of Brookline, as
hcIos vi Two of the heirs. Coram
i hal, ss The estate owes him upward
ApceS million dollars for money adj
fbs ~. u The celebrated will contest,
rtn ~ n ,t OF the Davis will was be.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
LONGEST Masonry Span,

The longest masonry span in the
world is said to be the Grafton bridge
now being completed by the city OF
Auckland. New Zealand, 1t is $40 feet
long and 40 feet wide, and the midole
arch has a span of 800 feet and
roadway elevation of 147 feet above
the lowest part of the valley which II
CROSSES.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
A Fool and a Pistol,

Nephi, Utah,-While on his way
'ule alter making visit to Juab and
'uus intoxicated, Edwin Bigler
.u at the ranch house of the Juab
'YyeIopment company. The bullet hit
' "uO' and exploded, five of the pieces
ar,us Young man by the name Of
a'', Ivy, man from Scipio, jumped
hIy p'gier and beat him unmerci-
ao N.Y. There are doubts of Orgilrs
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
and and Water Automobile,

The French war office has recently
acquired an automobile which Is eapa'
HE of being instantly changed from a
iond n n water machine. 1t has a
sneed of 40 hlometers on land ana ~
kilometers in the water 1t can carry
rour persons, and is actuated by II
horse power motor.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10
Water for Chickens.

When milk is fed to the chickens
do not neglect to give them plenty OF
fresh water. Neither will take thu
place of the other.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-03-10

The victorious combatant received an
enthusiastic ovation from her fellow
students.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-28

= Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Reirden spent
Christmas in Littleton, N. H., with
her parents. Mrs. Reirden and the
children will return the last of the
week.
The following letters remain un-
called for at the postoffice Please
say advertised when calling for these
letters. Isael Devaruy Edna Hosmer
Jessie Spicer.
Rev. Larned of Newport says that
he will not leave for his new pastor
ate until March l, and that until that
| date services will be held here as US
ual each week.
Mrs. Thomas A Grove, C. F.
| Brandt and Clvde Anderson of Bes ton
are at Hotel Darton for number of
days, also Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Forbes
of Lawrence, Mass.
There was very pleasant home
coming of the children Of Mrs. Julia
Knight at Christmas time. Four
children Earl. Adds. Grace and Mrs.
Harry Leeds were present.
| The business houses are putting out
some fine calendars. Among the mos t
attractive we have seen are those Of
! the Tower company, Powell and
Thompson and F. c. Browning.
There will be social dance with
/ lunch at Hotel Barton tomorro ".
/ Thursday. evening. Powell's orches
! ira assisted by L. c.. Batchelder will
furnish music. Tickets so cents and
! sl.U0.
J The Christmas tree and exercises at
| the, Lake ViAw schoolhouse were
well attended and the decorations
were complete. Much credit is due
M. Blskey and the school as it was
said to be the best ever held there.
F. d. Pierce. w. NJ, of Orleans
Lodge No. 55, F. AMI A. NJ. with a
committee appointed for that purpose
is making arrangements to celebrate
the 5Oth anniversary of the organiza-
tion of the lodge in Barton on Janu-
airy II.
Don't forget the important ad-
iourned meeting of the Barton Tele.
phone Exc f1ange company at the school.
house tomorrow evening, at which
tt le action regarding thu service on
tn independent line will probably be
lc termined.
The congregational Sun iay schoo
heiiits annual election OF ofcers Sun
da' Dec. z5: Superintendent, E. w
81 sin; assistant superinten1 Mt. 6. R
Scott; secretary and frea sdre". Franz
Hunt: assistant secretary ana treas
lurer. w. M.Wright.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-28
Methodist Church Notes.

Holy Communion service next Sun
day morning.
The Woman's' Foreign Missionary
society met at the parsonage Tues
day afternoon.
Elmer E. Webster has presented to
the church hymnboard which is eX-
pected to arrive very soon.
Mr.. aid Mrs. Dukeshire were each
given a generous gift Of money from
their friends in their parish.
A few extra hymnals were ordered
so that any one who wants to may get
one by notifying w. w. Hartwell.
Christmas tree exercises for the pri-
mary department were held in the ves-
try Saturday afternoon. The tree
was very prettily decorated and load
ed with presents for the little folks.
There was nice program of music
and recitations. About so were pres
ent and enjoyed the time very much.
: At the Sunday morning services
during January and February Rev. w.
b. Dukeshire will preach a series of
sermons on the Apostles Greed And
on Sunday evening, January the 9Th,
the pastor will begin series of ad-
dresses on the Heroic Age" in
American History He will discuss the
causes, events, leaders and results of
the great Civil war. The subject of
the first lecture will be why the
Conflict Was Inevitable" and will be
given Sunday evening. January 8th.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-12-28
A Beautiful Christmas Service.

The union Christmas service at the
congregational church Sunday eve
ming was the most successful Barton
has had for many years. Mrs. John
Blake deserves great credit for the
successful manner in which she organ
lied and conducted the music. She
has given ample proof that she is a
good organizer and directress as we'll
as beng most pleasing and accom-
pllshed soloist. There was a chorus
of forty voices composed of the cho-
rus class that has been under Mrs
Blake's instruction, and other singers
from both churches. An orchestra of
six pieces rendered their part of the
program most beautifully. Those who
played in the orchestra were Miss
Bessie Jerome, pianist. G.. l.. Hutch
ms, cornetist; Slayton Lang, clario-
net; G. S. Webster and Hiram McLel-
Ian, violinists; Charles Buswell, base
viol; DR.. Blake, flute. The program
was opened by the orchestra with a
Mosaic selection, scripture reading
and prayer followed by Rev. w. B.
Dukeshire. A class of girls and boys
from the Congregational Sunday
school sung "Bethlehem's Beauti full
Star" A brief Christmas message
was SiNCu ny NcN. W. n. NdIHSf
Mrs. Burrows followed with a recital
entitled, 1.-The Sout of the Violin. "
Her selection was very feelingly and
artistically rendered. Mrs. Blake then
sang a solo accompanied with flute OBJ
ligato by DIR. Blake. A musical read
ing, "The Madonna of Palos," by Mrs.
Drew met the high expectations her
recitals always create when she ap-
pears on a program. The flute and
clarionet duet by Leon Batchelder and
Slayton Lang was simply the work of
artists The cantata, 1.-The Alteration" "
by Geo. B. Nevin, was then given.
The solo parts were successfully tax
en- by G. B. Webster, H. G. Perley
Mrs. John F. Batchelder and Mrs. H.
]. Stannard. The cantata was a
beautiful piece of music and the cho-
rus showed the fine training they had
received. A generous collection has
betrayed expenses, and many words of
praise showed the deep appreciation
the large audience felt for such 8
beautiful service. Special Christmas
folders were furnished containing the
! program.