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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26
SOIL lNOCULATION WITH
BACTERIA.
Experiments at Oregon Agricultural
College to Demonstrate Its Value
to Leeuminous Crops.

(By DR.. Il. 6. Peterson, Bacterologist,
oregon Agricultural College.)
The Department of Soil Bacteriol
ogy at the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege has in process a series of in
vestigations, in the incubation of soil
with bacteria, which it Is hoped, from
results 50 far attained, will clear up
some of the mystery which now sur
rounds this vital problem Of soil fer
tility, Experiments to date very
strongly indicate that the presence of
the right variety of organisms affects
the crop very markedly in two ways:
in the general quantity and luxuri-
ance of the growth, and in the quality
Of growth. The point often over
looked but which in reality is most
significant Is the qualitative variation
caused by the bacteria of the soil.
This qualitative variation Is expressed
usually in a marked rise in the per-
centage of nitrogen present in the
plant tissue as result of the pres
ence of artificially introduced soil
bacteria.
The first fact of Importance noted
In the investigation of the subject
was that leguminous crops were char.
acterized by having on their roots
what are called tuSercles or nodules
varying in size from pln-head to a
pea. 1t was further noted that the
general health and luXuriance of the
plant was In direct proportion to the
abundance of these nodules. Very
poorly growing crops were found tc
be deficient in root nodules, moder
ately successful crops were found tC
contain an average number of nodules
while very healthy growths occurred
only in association with numerous
nodules.
This coincidence led to an investi
cations OF the nature of the nodule o.
tuberele 1t was at first thought t
be of the nature of disease, bu
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that his department shall send ar
cducallOnaI cxhlbit to the exposition
aud Cannda8 agriculture and hOrti
culture viii be- we'll represented
MexlcO algO Is planning TO make an
exhibit Of ll8 agricultural prodnct5.
Exhibits will be made by farmer
and OrChardI8lg, by majority Of the
glnteg, by leading railroads, by bOardb
of trade and by chambers Of com
nrrCo.
Valuable Prizes.
The prizes to be awarded to eXhIb'
itOra at this exposition constitute a
galaxy Of the haudsOmeEt trophies
over contested for in the history OF
American agriculture and are attract.
Ing tho attention Of crop experts In
every state.
For tho best one hundred pounds
Of wheat grown in tho United Statca
aud shown ut this exposition n prize
cup valued nj $1,000 has been donated
by Mr james j. lin Of tho Great
Northern halfway.
For the best ono hundred pounds
Of hard rcd aprtng or winter wheat
grown anywhere In the two Americas
and shown ut this eNpOgitiOn $1,000 IN
gold lNrs been donated by Sir Thomas
Shaughnoasy, president OF the Canad.
ian Pacific
For tho best thirty ears Of corn
grown In tho United States prize
cup valued at $1,000 has been donated
by tho international Harvester Com
pany
For tho boat sugar bcets produced
In the United Statos Mr.. Horace
lIavomeyer has donated magnificent
cup valued ut $1,000
For the best twenty-five boxes ol
npplca Of any variety or varieties
grown anywhere in the world Mr.
Howard Elliott, president of the
Northern Pacific. has donated $500 II
gold
For the boat barley grown in tn,
United States cup valued ut $l50'
has boon donated by Colonel Gustav
Pubat. Of Milwaukee, who will pur
chase at fancy price the ontlro barley
crop from the farmer winning tn,
! prize,
For the best hops grown In tn
United states u cup valued at 500
has boon donated by MIR, Adolphu
busch Of 81. LouIs,
Eor tho best oats grown anywher
d. In the United States Il cup valued a
I $1,000 has been donated by preslden
, A. ]. Earllng of the Chicago, Mi
wnukee and st, Paul Railway,
For the beat potatoes grown AM
/ where In North America presder
stllwcll offers $1,000 prize cup
: Negotiations are being carried o
/ BY Manager MeClurg for Hlmila
I handsome prizes for the heat alfalfa
rice and other products Of the hel
and orchard.
Il In expected that thls will he th
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26

Tallahassee, Fla, donated by Presr
dent SulwelI Of the Florida Pecan
Endowment Company.
The American Land and Irrigation
Exposition will be attuned to voice
the cry Of "HaCk to the sOil-the
Iand-the homc!" It will give Hug
lrated information to the home seeker,
the farmer the railroad man, the in
vc8tOr, the student and to town and
city dwcIlcrs regarding the develop
ment and colonization Of the beckon.
ing lands Of the Middle and Far West,
the Pacific Slope and the South.
It viii put the man on the place;
II will show the tillers Of worn out
land how to rcjuyenate their farms or
where best TO seek and find richer,
virgin soil; 1t will turn tired city toll.
erB to green fields and the song of the
thrush; It will point the way for the
Immigrant and direct "the landless
man to the manless land
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26
Raises Young to Eat.

The paradise fish, one Of the new
wonders Of natural history, raises its
young to eat, The habits of this pecu,
liar fish are also strikingly similar to
those of a great many parents who
show little more consideration for
their offspring. The female drops her
eggs carelessly anywhere she may be
and the male gathers them up and
places them in bubble nest, which
he blows, and awaits the Matching
When they are sufficiently grown he
eats them, keeping them housed up
until he needs them. Some of the lit
tie ones escape, Of course, and as they
are prolific breeders, the specie is
perpetuated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26

tics ~ tho nation to stimulate
stronger tie of labor nnd 0f capita
l0Wafd the nndcyeIDpnd band,
When THIS fact was brought to the
attention Of Arthur ~ gulWGll. prcBi
dent Df tho Knngng Clty, Mexico aud
orient HALLWAY hnd Of lhe Uhitnd
Blnina and MeElChn Trust Company,
In his once In the Singer tower hes
guickly realized that "lHnd show
In New YORK. Clly would be- ongorly
welcomed by hundrodH Of Thousands
Of liH clllzeng hnxlOuH ~ lGGru The
agricultural resources Of our country
and 10 secure some lthUWIodRe Of The
OppOrtnnitleR to be found In tlIllnR
the soil
Mr. glilWnll nj once authorized his
inlorviowor Mr.. Gilbert McClurg, who
had directed the national irrigation
cOngroRaoa IN C0lorndO aud Utah. t.
organize the American Land And IrrI-
CATION Exposition, TO lease the MadI-
Aun Square tInrden Hnd 10 hold New
Yotka FIRST land chow there In No
yember Of the proaonl yonr
The nrat New York lnnd exposition
In 10 be- thoroughly representative OF
American agriculture aB well ~ the
most plCturunquo aud instructive call
Of the land over presented In tho na
lIon I1yhlblura VIII display their
soil and lia products or show maps
and reiof mudpg or their holdings
Agriculture ~ II la generally pruc
tlcod, dry farming aud irrigation
methods viii he demonstrated. Nov
lng pictures illustrated lectures, lltor
nture growers ana ngcnla will demon
atrato the poaalhlltloa of American
soils In fuCt, the eXpOaitlun will per
fouily Illustrate that from tho land
Uomoa nll permanent wealth aud that
lifn on tho land aIrnrda tho greatest
measure OF Independence.
nIu Men Encourage Agriculture.
President Atllwell has secured fol
Tho expoaitIon thoroughly roprraon
tntive advisory and governing board
II IA mndo NJ OF the presidents o
twelve of the great railway gyalcm
~ the country United atnloa Sen
atora aud CongreaRmen thirty gov
ernors Of the most progressive state
Bf the Union aud we'll known uRrI
oulturlpts, educators and bankers
Among thcm are President McCro
nf the Pennsylvania RNllrnAd preB
dent nfown " the New York Ger
trail. President Miller Of the llurllul
ton. General Manager u, Dickinson &
tho Orient United Statoa Senator
FrnncIa H. Wnrren, Clarence u, Clar
and Reed amoot ox0overnor Gill'
Of California, Governor Shafroth q
Colorado, Governor nonoen of llllnolI
Governor Carroll Of Iowa, uovorno
Iladley " Missouri Governor F'ohs q
MaaaachuHetta and the executives q
ether atatep cyrus Northrup, pres
don't OF the University OF Minnesota
George II. Mclean. president or th
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26
ubiects for Bio Stick,

my greatgrandfather was clever at
blowing rings Of smoke" began the
first Ananias, as he helped himself to
the crackers In the corner grocery.
"Horseshoes were scarce in those days,
so when he wanted to play a game of
Quoits he would blow rings of smoke
and cover the peg every time"
Very clever, indeed" said the sec
ond Ananias, with smile, but my
at-grandfather was also an artist
at blowing smoke rings. One day a
cyclone came along and blew out his
keyhole In the front door, but great.
grandfather just lit his pipe, blew a
smoke ring and made new one."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26
YoiIno puIIers

The April hatched pullets should
now be laying. They certainly are II
they have been given the proper feed
and care.
II you have any little potatoes the
hens can make good use of them. Boil
them up soft and feed ration now
and then.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26
TERMS OF AWARD FOR WHEAT
TROPHY.

Much interest has already been
aroused I'm Canada by the announce
ment made by the Canadian Pacific
Railway that SIR Thomas G. Shaugh-
messy. It's president, has offered $1,000
I'm gold for the best hundred pounds
of hard red spring or winter wheat
grown anywhere In the two Americas.
For Canada to win this prize OF
$1,000 in gold" writes Mr.. J. s. Den.
mis-, president of the Canadian Pacific
Irrigation Colonization Company, will
mean that we are still mistress OF
wheat; 1t will mean honor and glory
to the farmer individually and $1,000
I'm his pocket. 1t will mean that both
Canada and the farmer who carries
off the coveted prize will receive such
advertising as would be hard to Sc
cure In any other way, The par.
tIcular district whore the wheat ls
grown, and the man who produced
Il will become famous. Land values
In his district will increase as a con
sequence, and, to sum up, the win
ming of this prize will induce settle
ment all over the Dominion. Canada
cannot afford to lose"
MIR, James J. lIill's prize cup for
the best bushel of wheat grown in
tho United States In 1911 can be won
by the exhibitor whose grain gives
the largest yield per acre. has the
best general appearance and weight
and is truest to variety and typo.
Mr.. Illll requires further that the
wheat placed In competition for his
cup must be exhibited by the actual
grower, The grower must be pre-
pared to make affidavit as to the
: method of preparation OF the land for
the wheat, crops grown on the land
for three years previous, date and
method OF sowing, amount OF seed
used and the date Of harvesting.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26
To Purify Water,

To purify water sprinkle table
spoonful of pulverlzed alum into 9
hogshead Of water (the water to be
stirred at the same time) 1t will aft
er few hours, by precipitating to
the bottom the impure particles, SO
purify the water that 1t will be found
to possess nearly all the freshness
and clearness of spring water. A pail
full containing four gallons may be
purified by teaspoonful Of alum
National Nc ~o 1--WE
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26

A man in a nearby town fell down
the cellar steps the other day with
barrel Of apples on top Of him. he
broke his left leg, his right arm. two
ribs. his nose, one finger, cut his scalp
sprained his ankle and put his shouf
der out OF Joint. But he didn't groan
or cuss until his wife inquired II u
hurt him" Then he did both.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26

Eskimo bAblss. it is alleged, ars
seldom rsaus1 De'ore t1s fozF-a or
fifth ysar, but are sazgAr 70 chew to
bacco and ~ swallow he t-ics even
Oh early as ne aizth z-onra- TIE Gus
toraa-gsnsral With both s@rss-of IL
taling tobacco EEaoke ard sTslloTtng
tobacco taiiee sseEa 70 b4 Of 10 recent
growtk. 10 evil results o. either przc-
tlee seem 70 be aDparezt-Gedical
Times
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26
hamilton,s Genius.

Men give me credit for genius All
the genius l have lies just in this
When l have a subject in hand,
study 1t profoundly. Day and night
1t is before me. l explore it in all its
bearings. My mind becomes pervad-
ed with it. Then the effort which |
make, the people are pleased to call
1t the fruit of genius. 1t is the fruit
Of labor and thought.--Alexander
Hamilfnn
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26

Women suffering from an! form Of
Iness are invited 70 promptly com
nunicate with Mrs. Pinkhan a. Lynn,
Mass. AII letters are received, opened,
.ead and answered by women 4 wo-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-05-26

nan C4l I-CeL LalH
Of her private i'll
ness 10 q woman;
thus has been es-
tabEsLed this con-
flence between
2ITs. Pinhham and
tie w0me en- CT
America which has
never been broken.
Never has she pub
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-13
Z YER since the memorable day at

T. YER since the memorable day at
Reno, New, when Jim Jeffries
met his Waterloo at the hands
Of Jack Johnson, and the negro pugil-
list, for the first time. became an in
disputed heavyweight champion of the
world, fight promoters and managers
the world over have been combing the
world with a fine tooth comb for a
hope of the white race" There have
been false alarms, scores of them, and
the old saying, MANY are called but
few are chosen was never more III
evidence, but there is something about
his fellow, Carl Morris. or at least the
accounts of his performances, that
seems to AVE the right ring to IT.
His Risen Like o Champion.
Like a real champion he has risen
from o~bscurity, proverbially come out
of the wilderness to do battle with the
all powerful ebony giant. Morris was
born in Kentucky on August 3. 1886,
which makes him 20 years old. He has
shown enough calibre In his few fights
to set the whole boxing world agog. In
five of six bouts he has fought with
good men he has scored ~knockouts.
Marvin Hart, never a champion but
always a top-notcher, came out of a
contest with Morris bearing a broken
nose and two fractured ribs as the re-
suit of their four round bout, Hart
was slipping at the time. It is admitted,
but nevertheless that was q very cred
table feat.
Morris worked on his fathers farm
in Kentucky until 1904, and his outdoor
life stood him in good stead. He went
to Sapulpa, Oklahoma, seven years ago
and secured employment In a round
house. His rise was rapid, and It, was
not long before he became a I'LL
fiedged engineer on q Western railroad.
One day he got into an argument with
a negro and hammered the colored
gent who was a giant brute. into In
s%ensibility. This feat drew attention
in his direction and he soon got into
the fighting game.
An Oklahoma fight club has posted
SIS, 900 for a fight between Morris and
one'of the following men: Jim Flynn,
Tony Ross, Al Kubiak, Jim Perry or
AL Kaufman.
It is possible thai a match between
Sam Langford and Morris may be ar
ranged as an elimination bout to de-
eide which is the better qualified u
meet Jack Johnson. Morris could have
had many opportunities to fight abroad
but prefers to remain near his wife in
Sapulpa.
Langford has been crying for a bout
with Johnson, but Jack has not needed
his plea because the purses offered do
not tempt him. BY defeating Morris
If he could turn the trick, Langford
might get q bout with his man, anG
then again 1t might mean the making
of Morris.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-13
Arthur Schooner, Grays' Pasture
Man, Comforting With
Iron Man Today.

A RTHUR SCHOONER, a native of
~ Baltimore, Md, will probably be
the groundkeeper at the Tigers's
local lair next eason Schooner has
acted in a similar capacity during the
last two years at Providence, and be-
fore that was with the Baltimore Cluh
at Oriole Park, where he helped to
trim the daisies and keep the diamond
in good condition.
As the plans for the new baseball
park, now in course of construction
require that the diamond shall be laid
out at an entirely different angle from
the old one, there Will be q lot of work
for the man who gets the job. Nc
Ginnity decided that he wanted a good
mar and got into communication with
Schooner, who has been at his home in
Baltimore since the holidays. Schooner
has not beer satisfied with the treat
ment he received at the hands of the
Providence Club and he arrived here
this morning to talk the matter over
with the Iron Man. The position of
groundkeeper at Providence is no easy
matter, because it is necessary to look
after two parks. On weekdays the
tTHyS pay ihL ANtIuG aim
within the city limits. while Sunday
games are played at Rocky Point, a
pleasure resort on Narragansett Bay,
several miles from the city proper.
The g~roundkeeper has to look after
both parks, and it is a mighty difficult
task at times.
Schooner got his first experience in
his home town at Baltimc"N. He had
several offers to go to ether clubs,
DOC" Casey wanting him for Montreal
and Hughie Duffy seeking his services
most persistently for Providence. He
was adverse to leaving his home town,
but finally accepted a tempting offer
from the Providence Club.
He has been In the business since he
was II years old. which Is fifteen years
ago. and if he looks after the Newark
park as carefully as he did after the
Providence garden the Newark Club
will have made a progressive step in
another way.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-13
FOOTBALL MAKES $4,000
FOR PRINCETON ATHLETES.

PRINCETON, Jan. 13.-Football at
Princeton last season. according 10 a
report just issued by the general treas
urer of the Athletic Association. gath
cred in the tidy sum of s42,58S, with
disbursements. which left a balance OF
l 6,s3s. The profit from the Yale game
was $25, 49s. and from the Dartmouth
game 1864. The training table cost
$3.50. the coaching $5,3S3.
The baseball receipts were OPS, s32, and
the balance at the end of the season
was s1o.S5O.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-13
Meyer and McAnl-ter sign.

Herr Bonnie Meyer. habitat Hema-
tite. Mo. and Monsieur Lew McAlljster,
both members of the Bengals last year,
have come through with their contracts
to play with Newark another season.
Lew McAllister paused to remark in
his classic epistle that he vas glad to
know that the Tiger jungle would no
longer be a Jungle" in the real sense
of the word. Lew says that he has
heard that the Newark Club will not go
South on a spring training trip, and
he is delighted. as he does not believe
spring training trips help a team much.
Bonnie said that there Is nothing new
out his way.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-13
SEA GIRT MAY GET
NATIONAL RIFLE MATCHES
FOR THE COMING YEAR,
WASHINGTON. Jan. Is.
~ HE national rife matches Of 1911
will begin August %. This de-

will begin August %. h de-
cision has been reached by the
national board for the promotion of
rifle practise. The board did not de-
eide where the matches shall be held,
leaving hat question entirely in tho
hands of Assistant Secretary of Wa
Oliver, the president of the board.
General divers choice, It Is said, hes
between Sea Grit. N. J.; Camp Perry,
o.. and Sparta, Wis.
The first event of the national
matches this year will he the individual
matches On August %. These will bo
followed by two days of preliminary
team practise. The team matches will
be held on August 2s and 20. The re-
volver matches will follow the team
matches of August 80 or 30.
The principal change in rules made
by the board today was the imposition
of a handicap on the o II winning
teams of last years matches by in
creasing the number of men to be
eliminated from those team this year.
From the first team twelve men Will
be eliminated; from the second, ten;
from the third. eight, and from n
fourth, six.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-13
Riders Are Over Ten Miles Be.
yOnd Mark for Corresponding
Hour Last Year at End of Four
Days of Racing-Fenn and
Krebs Drop 0ut-Drobach and
Lawrence Team Up.
FOURTH Days SCORE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Especial to the Newark star.1

BUFFALO. N. Y, Jan. fs.
q o gruelling Is the pace in the six
=. day race here that two Of the rid
ers blew up and were forced to re-
tire from the contest. One was Floyd
Krebs, the Newark boy, who was hooked
up with Percy Lawrence as the Jersey
team. Tho other was Willie Fem.
Fem and Krebs hung on while a sprint
was tried last evening, but when 1t had
concluded without gain to either Of the
participants the Newark rider and the
Providence chap both cracked"
Lawrence. who had been riding with
Krehs, was anxious to continue. SO he
and Peter Brobach, of Boston, who had
been teaming with Fem, Joined forces
and started as q new team. They had
to accept the penalty of q lap for the
shift. Today should see an effort upon
the part of the new team to even up
matters with the leaders.
The race is now in our divisions so
far as distance goes.
Joe Fogler captured the sprint again
in the final ride of last evening. The
New York teams colors flashed to the
front after a terrific ride. The teams
are showing signs OF distress from time
to time. Records are being wiped oft
the map with amazing regularity.
Bobby Walthour late last night tried
to catch the leaders with q gallant
sprint, but failed. His dash had the
effect of preventing similar attempts
planned by some of the teams.
Meantime the boys are going great
guns, and the last year records con
tinue to fall hourly, SO rapid is the pace
being maintained. At the twenty eighth
hour. the first yesterday, tho score stood
661 miles 4 laps. as against 5000 last
year. And at the thirty-sixth hour and
closing hour for the day BAIL as
against 1865 last year.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-13
FRIDAY, 18TH MAY BE ATTELL'S HOODOO

who knows that before another dawn
there will be n new featherweight
champion? And what a boost 1t would
be for Newark in the sport world.
Kline, in his last eight battles, has
scored six knockouts. and he will have
his punch with him tonight, as he has
finished a hard seige of training for
the bout.
Attell says Patsy Kline will be the
victim of a demonstration that he has
not gone back when they meet in a
ten-round contest at the National
Sporting Club in New York. Attell
says he proposes to knock out the rug
ged little Newark boxer. and do IL In
a hurry. A lot of folks will be on
hand to see the scrap as there is an
almost general opinion that Attell is
in for a big surprise.
II needed the Coster night to put me
on edge for Kline" says the cham
pion.