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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
THIS KIND OF FARMING PAYS
Ohio Farmer Raises 1853 Bushels o.
Corn Per Acre by Using Plenty
of Manure and Good Seed.

On a recent trip through northwest
ern Ohio instructors from the college
of Agriculture, Ohio State university.
met a farmer, Mr.. s. A. Luthy OF
Swanton, who said that this last year
he had raised 4,4O0 bushels Of corn on
81 acres, or nearly 1853 bushels per
acre. He did not state how this corn
was measured, says the American Gull
tivator. When asked to tell how he
had produced this big yield he said:
"Plenty of manure and fertilizers
good seed, good drainage" He keeps
a herd of registered Holstein cows,
and all the manure is kept under
shed and we'll tramped down to pre-
vent burning until ready to be hauled
out. Raw rock phosphate Is used to
reinforce the manure and add phos-
phorous to the land. The seed corn
was plant-selected in the fall and
stored in a well-ventilated room with
out artificial heat. When tested last
spring it showed perfect termination,
and it gave what Mr.. Luthy called q
perfect stand" This, he claimed ha0
a great deal to do with the big yield
His land is we'll drained, having lines
! of tile four rods apart all over the
farm. Four-inch tile is used. placed
from three to four feet deep. From
his conversation it was gathered that
Mr.. Luthy was putting into practice
the teachings Of the college ct agr1'
culture.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Billy Delaney Called.

Oakland, Cal.-William billy De-
laney, known all over the world as a
famous trainer of pugilists of the last
half century, died at, his home here
Thursday night after an illness OF
several months. The immediate cause
of his death was disorder of the
liver, but for many weeks he had
been suffering from general break
down which followed the contraction
of severe cold while on visit to
the east last year. He was So years
old and leaves wife and two sisters,
the latter living in New York state.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
man HUNT At End
GANG OF ROBBERS CAPTURED BY
POSSE IN AN ABANDONED
MINE IN COLORADO.
Eleven Day Hunt for Bandits Who
Had Escaped From Jail Ends in ORA
matte Capture Of Fugitives in
Their Underground Home.

Wisenberg, Colo.-A man hunt that
has continued eleven days came to a
dramatic and successful end early
Wednesday with the arrest of Harry
Hill and Frank Baldwin, wounded
members of a gang of robbers that
has been operating in southern Colo
RADIO for the last five years, 500 feet
in the bowels of the earth in an aban-
doned mine.
When Hill and Baldwin. by the
light of a single miners candle, saw
Baldwins two younger brothers In
the lead of the posse, held in that po-
sition by the pistol of Deputy Sheriff
John White, they lowered their rifles
and surrendered.
Hill and the elder Baldwin were ar
rested several weeks ago after a ser
les of robberies in Huerfano county
but on the night of January 13 they dug
through the concrete floor of Their
cell in the county Jail and through
the stone wall foundation of the build
ing and escaped.
Last Monday night they robbed the
ranch of Adam FiegeI, near La Veta
| If guns and ammunition, according tt
Fiegel, who gave the clew to the
mems whereabouts.
Early Wednesday at the mouth o
the mine Deputy White arrested thu
younger Baldwin boys and force'
them to lead the posse down tn
shaft to the hiding place.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Reward for Saving Train.

San Francisco.--One hundred dol
lars each was the reward sent Wed
nesday to seven-year-old Aileen Mar
tin and her fourteen-year old sister,
Alma, who prevented Southern Pa
cific passenger train from being
wrecked by broken rail near Alta
January 10. The reward was sent by
E. E. Calvin, vice-president and gen
eral manager of the Hartman lines II
California, and it was accompanied
by a letter expressing the apprecia
ton of the company for the quick wit
ted action of the girls.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01

upon an understanding Of both of
them.
For ordinary purposes the snatch
link or clevis should be fastened far
enough toward the blade end Of the
chaih to follow the team at an angle
Of Is degrees. This will cause the
earth to move along the face OF the
drag smoothly and will give compare
lively light draft to the team, provided
the driver rides in the linz of draft.
Sometimes, however, conditions are
met which require special treatment.
and in a rolling country such condi-
tons are not infrequent. Often fiat
place several rods in length or a
seepy spot needs special attention.
The distance from the drag at which
the team is hitched affects the depth
| of the cutting. Shortening the chain
ten.is to lift the front slab from the
ground; a longer hitch causes the
blade to cut more deeply. The length
| of hitch may be regulated by length,
enhAg and shortening the chain at the
end which runs through the hole in
the blade end of the drag. If small
weeds are to be cut the doubletree
should be attached rather closer to the
ditch end Of the drag. The drag will
now move nearly ditch end foremost
and the driver should stand with one
foot on the extreme forward end o.
the front slab. This will swing thu
drag back to the proper angle ant
will cause the blade to pillow.
The drag does the best work whel
the soil is moist, but not sticky. Thu
earth then moves freely along tn
faces of the slabs. If the roadway i
very badly rutted and full Of holes. I
may be we'll to use the drag once whel
the ground is slushy. This treatmen
is particularly applicable before col
spell in winter when it is possible +
have q roadway freeze smooth.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Blue Laws Bumped.

Salt. Lake City.-The prospect OF
another blue Sunday in Salt Lake. was
considerably dimmed in police court
Wednesday when Judge J. M: Bow
man and Corporation Counsel w. J.
Barrette agreed with counsel for C.
w. May, the defendant i'm the test
case, that no prosecution could be
consistently brought and the court
forecasted a dismissal of the case by
fntimating that there was nothing
else to be done by the city court.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Good ..,QOADS
8FAPMNOT

Single crop and grain farming must
be replaced by a diversified system.
Probably the great majority of soils
will not be benefited by an applica-
ton of lime. = ~ q:
The COW, the pig and the hen are q
great trio. that can scarcely fail to
bring success. =. -.
There is only one sure way of deter
mining whether a soil needs lime. and
that Is by trial.
The three essential fertinting con-
'-st1tuents OF soils are NITROGEN, phos-
: phe1ic& acid: and potash. ~ - :
Incaprlyihg lime to soils it.should
be- remembered that not all soias~are
benefited by. such applications. .t.4
Do not pile manure around the barn
and do not pile it in the, fields. Spread
It as fast as it can be- taken out.
The requirements for rkubarb are
a rich soil with plenty OF fertilizer.
but fertilizer not strong enough to
eat the ROOTS. " = -
:: The land that was plowed In the
fall for next years garden will work
up better than that that must DO
plowed In the spring. as
The average depreciation of farm
machinery is figured at 10. per cent.
a year. A good machine shed will
cut this down materially.
Rhubarb Is SO easily grown that
many fail because of the simplicity.
Like asparagus. rhubarb has few but
very important requirements.
Hang the ladder under the caves OF
the hen house: do not have 1t lying
on the ground in the orchard to Ton
and break with some one next fall.
| The seven states. Ohio. Indiana, I'LL
nois, Iowa, Nebraska. Kansas. ano
Missouri. grow annually about 64.oo0!
900 acres of corn. The average yieie
for this area for the past five year.
has been about 80 bushels per acre.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Best Seed Corn.

The best SEED corn is that grown on
ones own farm In selecting it'remem-
Der that next''year's corn will be like
the type you select for seed. In cur
ing seed corn remember that 1t will
not grow IL 1t freezes before being
dried. Shuck ears when they come
from the field and place in racks, or
tie up with strings so that ears do
not touch. A good place for drying
Is in the attic or in an upstairs room
in the house, provided the air can cir
culate freely. Corn will not dry vel
il placed in barns or over grain bini
in the granary.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Have Marrow Escape.

Salt Lake City.-The interior of
the Shubert theater, 321 South Main
street was destroyed by fire Friday
morning. Mr. and Mrs. f. A. Baker
and five small children, the eldest OF
whom is 10 years, all of whom were
sleeping in the second story of the
building, narrowly escaped death and
did not leave the burning structure
until the entire building was IN
flames. and until two circles of the
theater had collapsed.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
GREAT AID TO THE GRURBER
Virginia Man Has Invented ImP'e'
ment With Powerful Lever When
Is Quite Effective.
(By w. B. LENTZ.)

If there is any way on earth by
which grubbing can be made easy, we
have never heard Of it, but the follow
ing will help some. We know of no
harder work than grubbing up bushes
and trees.
A Virginia man has invented an In
strument with a powerful lever, which
has been found on trial TO be quite
effective in uprooting small trees. 1t
acts q good deal as dentists forceps.
only instead of a straight pull, which
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
UprootIne Small Tree.

the dentist uses, it gives o. side pull.
by the use Of long handle forming
the lever. The arm is rigidiy attached
to the base and the arm has at the
end a strong jaw, capable of with
standing great strain. On the end
Of the lever is another jaw. co-operat-
ing with the first. The instrument 10
thrust close to the roots Of bush. the
stem of which is seized between the
two jaws and a pull on the lever
brings it up by the roots. f.s -
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
HOW AND WHEN TO USE DRAG
successful Operation Of Implement In
wolves Two PrincipIes-6oth
Must Be Understood.

(By w. D. KING.)
The successful operation Of a road
drag involves two principles, which,
when thoroughly understood and in
diligently applied, make road work
ing with this implement very simple.
The first concerns the length and po-
sition Of the hitch, while the second
deals with the position of the driver
on the drag Each influences the
other to a large extent, and successful
manipulation Of the drag is dependent
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
DUKE GOES THE PACE.
Royal EngIishman- Spends Busy Day
s. in National Capital, -.

in National Capital. -
=. Washington.-The-. Duke of Con.
naught went the American "paee",:4n
his visit to. 1.-The, national capital
Thursday Arriving late,in the. after
noon, he was whirled first to the Brit,
ish embassy. spent forty minutes in
the White House. where he was re,
ceived by President and Mrs. Taft.
then was motored back to the en-
bassy,s where he was the guest OF
honor at a. dinner; to- which most OF
the. prominent members Of the dipfo
matte corps were. invited; visited, tbs
National Press club. and then. tired
but delighted. as he expressed :, 1t
sought his private car. He left about
midnight fer New York. -
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
WoLrER MUST DIE.
Man Who Slew Girl and Burned Her
Body Will be Eiectrocuted.

Albany.-Governor Dix has refused
to interfere in the case of Albert w.
Wolter, slayer of Ruth Wheeler, the
girl whom he lured to his rooms in
New York City on the pretense OF
employment as stenographer. VOL
ter will be electrOcuted.
The murder of the pretty little stem.
ographer was one of the most brutal
in the annals of crime in this city
Wolter lured the girl to fiat, and
after assaulting her, tried to hide the
traces Of his Infamous crime by tnc1n
Grating the body of his victim. He
was tried and after being found guilty
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair He appealed, but new tr5a
was denied.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
SHOWS HOW FUND WAS SPENT.
Secretary Knox Satisfies Curiosity Of
Committee Of Lower House.


Neutrality-suspicious. gorgeous dinner
at $40 per cover for the elite; a So
cent luncheon for ordinary members
of the legislatures, cocktails, wines
travelling expenses and bouquet OF
lilies of the valley for the wife of the
postmaster general of Canada, &C
counted for every penny of the mys-
terious $4,000 fund appropriated in
1909 for government participation in
he now famous celebration at Lake
Champlain.
After defiant protests for nearly a
week, Secretary Knox, under sub
poena, appeared before the house COM
mittee on expenditures for the state
department Thursday afternoon and
laid bare vouchers covering the en-
tire expenditure.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
kansans Fight With Gas Company

Gas City, Kan.-Hundreds Of men
and women cheered Undersheriff Ed
ward Bunfee here Wednesday while
he served an order on c. f. Carmaln
manager Of the local gas company.
compelling. him to turn on the gas
which the~company ordered of Tues
day. The COMPANY action, -scame
after a controversy with consumers
over gas deposits and rates. in which
the consumers refused to yield.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01

says Canada is Doing Weir Enough.
Il. Chicago.-Sirs Mackenzie Bowel
= rmer premier Of the province Of OF
tawa, Canada, told members of the
Belleville club of Chicago "Wednesday
that Canada turned down reciprocity
because it felt 1t was doing well
enough financially as things stood.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Raise. orphans, Dies In Poorhouse.

Raises Orphans, Dies In Poorhouse'
:. Lawrence. Mass.--At -thee Douglas
county. farm Mrs. Lucy CaroweN,, who
In the, last forty years has reared
twenty-one childTep. none Of them
her own. lies stricken with paralysis
that, the physicians say. will cause
her death within a day or two.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Rapcher Run Down by Train

Salt Lake City-While driving
across the tracks of the Salt Lake &
Ogden railroad in ST. Joseph Thurs
day night, Victor Johnson. sixty years
old, a st. Joseph ranchman, was run
down by Bamberger car No. '29
bound for Ogden, and was so serious
ly injured that he died from his
wounds within an hour. =.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Campaign Opened In Iowa.

Ottumwa, Iowa.-Sixth congress
sional district Republicans, in session
here Thursday, adopted resolutions
pledging support to- President Taft.
1t was the first of series of confer
ences planned for Iowa districts in
opening a campaign to secure Taft
delegates to the national convention
the promoters announced.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
A Useful Sled,

in plies as wanted. It is much bet
ter to have sled of this Kind. and for
this purpose alone than to use. the
bob-sleds.,whi are generally IN use.
OF .course:this: n a mighty POOR Sub!
stitute fQs, q .mAnure-spreader, but 1t
is better to use.it and get the manure
out in the fields. than to allow it to
run. to waste near the barn: ...+,e,
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Corner in Butter and Eaas.

New York. - District Attorney
Whitman is preparing for an investi
CATION of the recent rise in butter and
eggs in the city to find out whether a
"gentleman's agreement" exists among
dealers to fix and control the price
of these necessities.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Miners Election to be Probed.

Miners ELECTION to be Probed.
Indianapolis--Invest Of fraud
In an election OF national officers OF
the United Mine Workers of America
is to be made by the executive board
of the organization.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Church VIII Run Grocery Store,

New York-The Rev. Madison S
Peters, pastor of the big Pilgrim
Congregational church on Madison
avenue, will open grocery store al
q part OF the church's work among
the Door. next Saturday.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Patient Was Starved to Death.

Seattle-Medical testimony was in
troduced Thursday by the state in the
Hazard, sanitarium keeper. to
show that Miss Claire Williamson,
her wealthy English patient. died
from starvation.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Harahan Laid to Rest.

Memphis.-Funeral services for
James T. Harahan, rormer president
of the Illinois Central railroad. who
was killed in a wreck near Kim
mundy, ILL.,. took place Thursday.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
HAULING MANURE IN WINTER
Sled Shown in Illustration Is Better
Than Bob-sled, but Poor Sub
= stitute for spreader.

It is sometimes difficult to get ma
nure out to the field in winter. and
then a sled comes in very handy.
II it is balanced on q short frame.
the contents can be easily dumped
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
school Teacher Killed.

Salem, Va.-Attempts to GUST .
country teacher from her school near
here led to the killing OF Miss Eva
Chambers. the teacher. by Joshua
Raines. husband of a woman promi'
nept in the custer attempt.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
: Trained zeNurse Found Dead.

, Ehiladelphis.-The police are inves-
tigating the death Of Mrs. Edith Mar
vel, twenty-eight years Old, trained
nurse, who was found dead in her
home with a bullet in her head.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01

Temperature Of Storage Room.
For keeping vegetable and fruits
in storage over winter the tempera-
ture of the storage room must be low
and even.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Son Of Admiral Semmes Dead.

Osceola, Ark.-The oldest son OF
the late Admiral Raphael Semmes OF
the confederate navy, died here. He
was S. s. Semmes, an attorney. well
known throughout the south.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
slayer Released on Heavy Bond.

Fort Worth. .Tex.-After proceed
ings in which the ''unwritten law"
was involved by frequent inference.
]. B. Sheed, slayer Of Captain A. G.
Boyce. was released on $35 900 bond.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-02-01
Sllo In Best.

The silo is the only safe and sure
way and the cheapest way to handle
the corn crop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-30
List Your Rooms.

Every home In Pendleton is lnvit-
ed to assist in the care and comfort
of our visitors, during the week of
our fair, and Roundup"
The association committee is pre-
pairing to make a thorough canvass
Of the city, about the first of Sept.
for the purpose of listing every avail
able room, for the use of visitors
during that time, and it is earnestly
requested by this committee that peo-
pie who have rooms, list and handle
them through this committee only, as
confusion can only be overcome by
such method as the accommodation
committee is endeavoring to estab-
lish, by keeping In close touch with
those who have rooms.
A flat scale of prices will be strict
ly adhered to, double bed, S1.50;
single bed or cot, $1.00.
Rooms may be listed, or informa-
tion secured by telephoning Main 219.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-30
WORM DIET FATTENs DOG.
Canine Grows Sleek Kidding Tomato
Field of Pests.

Fulton, Mo.-A dog owned by j..
b. Britts, north of Fulton, may be
an epicure, as far as tastes go in the
canine family, but Britts and his
neighbors have a different name for
his gastronomic preferences. 1t all
comes about through the dogs fond
ness for big green worms that inhabit
the Britts tomato fields
Britts operates a canning factory
and this season put all of his land
into use for growing tomatoes. About
the only objection he saw to the cat
sup business was the thought of keep
ing the patches free of the green
worms that regularly infest the. to-
mato plants.
With him, however, it was counting
troubles before they arrived, for
when he anticipated a rush of worms
to his patches and went about look
ing for them it was repetition of
the cupboard scene in Mother Hub
bard-there was none.
But, unlike the dog in that nursery
jingle. the dog got his" According
to the neighbors, the dog dotes on the
big green worms as diet and spends
his time in the tomato patches taxi
ing care of the vines. The fat, sleek
appearance of the canine is ample
proof he thrives on his meals of
worms.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-30
PORTLAND GETS REAL THRILL.

Hit by n Street Car, Victim Is Unln-
jurcd-WOnderfuI Escape from
Death Shown In Moving Pictures at
the Orpheum Thcatcr.
George Lamont, an operator for
the Pathe Moving Picture Concern OF
Par.s, France, gave hundreds of peo-
pie on Fifth and Stark streets, Port
land, a genuine thriller during the
Rose Carnival when he deliberately
walked in front Of a rapidly moving
street car, Mr.. Lamont had been
sent By his company to secure a pic
ture of the new automatic air con-
tolled fender recently adopted by the
city council where 1t has saved a score
Of lives since 1t was adopted a few
months ago, thereby creating world
wide interest among street car and
safety league officials. After secur-
ing film Of a series Of dummy tests,
Mr. Lamont decided that the fender
was same enough to pick up a live
person at a high rate of speed with
out injury. Accordingly he asked for
volunteers among the bystanders.
Failing in this he decided rather than
go without the most important part
of his picture to act the part of the
victim himself, so acting the part of
a drunken man while spectator
turned the crank of his machine, he
staggered in front of rapidly NOV
ing car and was picked up uninjured.
These wonderful pictures will be
shown at the Orpheum theater to-
night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-30
PERSONAL
MENTION

Carl Engdahl of Helix is spending
the day in the city.
II. c. Clampert of Walla Walla, Is
registered at the st. George.
l.. II. Lee was among the Pilot
Rock people in the city last evening
Mrs. Helena Burton has returned
to Pendleton from Spokane, where she
enjoyed visit.
Miss Anita Kirkpatrick of Weston
was shopping visitor in the city
during the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank K. Welles
came down from the mountains today
on train No. II.
w. e. Ball. paper salesman well
known here, came IN this morning
from Walla Walla.
Mrs. G. w. Phelps and children
came down from Meacham on the
afternoon train today.
Kenneth G.. Warner, prominent
rancher of Pilot Rock, was a visitor
in Pendleton last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Endicott return
ed yesterday from Lehman Springs,
where they have been enjoying an
outing.
r. Alexander returned on train No.
II today from an outing at Bingham
springs, having been driven home by
the rain
DIR. F. d. Watts, principal contest
ant in the famous Mabel Warner case.
came in this morning on the local
from Walla Walla.
f. B. Casteel. mayor of Pilot Rock,
/ and president of the Commercial club
of that town, returned to his home this
morning after spending the night
| here
Jack A. Gibson of Pendleton, for
merly of this city, spent yesterday
here. He has charge of the Pendle-
ton wool securing mills-The Dalles
! Chronicle.
A. j. McAllister of the Pendleton
Drug Co., returned last night from
Cathlamet, Washington, where he
visited at the w. r. Ellis dairy farm.
His wife stopped at Portland and will
spend a few days there before re-
\ turning home