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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-01

Timely Topics.

but only very small amount of these
elements is available to the plant at
any one time, rarely enough to carry
crop through one season. The real
fertility of the soil or its crop pro-
ducing capacity will depend then
upon the rapidity With which the
large store of insoluble fertility is
made available, and this in turn will
depend upon thoroughness of tillage
and maintaining an abundance of
humus in the soil. A poor soil,
chemically, we'll handled may develop
available fertility faster than rich
one poorly handled. This difference
in rapidity of development of avail
able plant food according to tillage
and management may be so great and
bear so little relation to the actual
chemical composition of the soil that
little shades of difference shown in
gross chemical composition mean
practically nothing in determining
the adaptability of the soil to different
crops.
On the other hand an examination
of the physical condition helps con-
siderably. If the soil is sandy we
know that it will be warmer and
quicker soil than ii heavier and will
be adapted to crops that should be on
the market early or should make a
quick growth. If very heavy it will
be colder soil and probably adapted
to the slower growing or full season
crops or those that do not specially
require warm soil. If very coarse
We know that it will not endure drouth
satisfactorily and will not carry crops
we'll that should make their best
growth or be fruiting during the dry
est period, nor crops that naturally
require an abundance of moisture.
If neither very coarse nor very heavy
we know that it may be used salts
factorily for almost any crop that
grows if the local climatic conditions
are favorable and market and labor
conditions make the crop desirable.
In short, it is only when soils are
found to be very coarse, or very fine,
or very mucky that we figure the mere
composition of the soil to be large
factor in determining what it is best
to grow.
The station examines samples of
soil as to physical condition and as
to acidity but cannot advise wisely
without answers to the following
questions:
1. Is the soil well drained, natural
| ly or artificially? If not can it be
drained economically?
2. Has the tract good air drainage
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-01

Second only in attendance and the
number of targets shot at to the
Grand American Handicap, the sixth
annual shoot of the Westy Hogans
held its fieeting sway, September 18-
20, at Atlantic City. Disagreeable
weather conditions made the brilliant
work of the shooters all the more re-
markable. Every contest was hard
fought and all the winnings were
richly deserved. The banner event
of the meet the championship of the
Westy Hogans, was won by G. FL.
Newcomb, of Philadelphia, 99x10e
and 19x2O in shoot off, shooting Rem
ington- UMC Arrow steel lined shells.
Mr.. Newcomb also captured high
amateur average, 431x450, 24x25 in
shoot off, using the same ammunition.
J. S. Young shot his way to the Bull
Durham trophy, 146x150, with Rem
ington- NC shells.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-01

The tree insect pests cost the nation
800, 600, 600 year.
The grasshoppers, cut-worms, army
worms, wire-worms, leaf-hoppers and
other insects cost the nation annually,
more millions than can be counted
separately; but the total for all in
sect pests is $40, 600, 600. Now. nave
we not paid this price about long
enough?
The value of the birds destroyed as
"game'' and for s'food'' is not equal
to Lone thousandth of the value they
would save to the national wealth, il
permitted to live.
Regarding the slaughter of our
birds, the increase of insect pests, and
the losses they inflict upon us, the
great mass of the American people
are sound asleep. The situation is
illogical, absurd and intolerable. AS
reasoning beings it is our duty to
take hold of this subject like men,
stop the abuse, stop the disgrace and
avoid some of the loss. Live Stock
World.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13

Brown, the pretty young San Francis
co woman, alleged to have swlndled
David Mapping, an Illinois farmer, out
Of $4,000, today lost her hard fight
to prevent extraditlon to California to
stand trial in San Francisco on charge
Of grand larceny. Judge McGinn dis
missed habeas corpus proceedings In
stltuted in her behalf following the
action of Governor West in granting
extradition
Before the matter was brought up
in court, Judge McGinn stated that
as the governor had granted extradi-
tlon in Mrs Browns case he did not
think 1t was within his power to grant
her liberty on a writ of habeas corpus.
Accordingly Attorney Manning for Mrs
Brown moved today for a dismissal of
the habeas corpus proceedings.
Mrs. Brown will be taken to San
Francisco late this afternoon on the
Shasta Limited In the custody OF De
tectives Vaughn and Dolan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
Three Thousand Are Dead as
the Result of the Quake and
$4,000 Are W andering
Homeless and Starving.
QUAKE OPENS NEW CRATER
Messages Received This Evening Say
Many Persons Were Caught Under
TOttering Walls, Who Are Still Alive
But Slowly Starving to Death-Un-
less Outside Aid Is Secured Thou
sands, II Is Feared, VIII Die Of Ex-
pOsure.
[uxrrnD PRESS mann wIRn.l

Berlin, Aug. 13.--Three thousand
persons are known to have been kill
ed in the earthquake which rocked
southeastern Turkey, according to q
message just received here by the
Tageeblatt, from its correspondent al
Constantinople.
More than $4,000 persons are home
less and starving. An active crater is
also reported to have appeared on the
Asiatic side of thee Sea of Marmora
Later dispatches received. here in
dicate that conditions are much worse
in the disturbed region of Turkey
than the earlier advices stated. Sup
Elementary messages received tonight
say that many persons caught under
the totterlng walls are still alive but
slowly starving to death.
The Turkish government is said to
be doing IT'S utmost for the relief Of
the sufferers, but officials admit their
inability to cope with the situation.
Unless outside aid is extended at
once 1t is feared thousands will per-
ish from exposure and lack Of food.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
TAFT MANAGERS TO OPEN
HEADQUARTERS IN CHICAGO

New York, Aug. 13.-Charles D. Hill
les, former secretary to President Taft
and now chairman of the republican
national committee, went to Chicago
today to open western headquarters
for the coming campaign,
Before his departure Hllles appoint
ed william Barnes, Jr., of New York
to have active charge Of a great part
of the Taft campaign as chairman Of
the advisory committee. Other mem
bers of the committee appointed are:
Senator Burton of Ohio, Austin Col
CAST of New Jersey Thomas Devlne Of
Colorado, Governor Goldsborough OF
Maryland, John Hays Hammond, Harry
S. New and Joseph Healing of Indiana
George Sheldon, Adolph Lewis and
Herbert Parsons of New York, Sen
ator Lippitt of Rhode Island, David
Mulvane of Kansas, John Wanamakei
of Pennsylvania and Fred Upham Of
Illinois.
In their campaign arrangementsetht
Taft managers took leaf out of the
"bull moose" book and appointed Miss
Helen Boswell of New York and Miss
Mabel Boardman of Philadelphia tC
take charge of the woman vote in the
equal suffrage states.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
WOULD STOP
USING CREEKS
FOR SEWERS
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH BRINGS
SUIT TO STOP CITY OF SILVER
TON EMPTYING IT'S SEWERS
INTO SILVER CREEK.

The state Board of Health has be-
gun suit against the city Of Silverton
seeking to enjoin that municipality
from allowing the sewerage from the
public sewers of that city to flow into
Silver Creek, a non-navigable stream
carrying 35 cubic feet of water per
second. The creek referred to flows
between well defined boundaries
through the center of Silverton in q
northerly and northwesterly direction
emptying into Pudding river at point
about two miles distant from that city
The stream flows through a densely
inhabited agricultural district and is
crossed at frequent intervals by public
and private roads. 1t is alleged that
S12 cubic feet of sewerage is deposited
by the sewers per second and that the
waters of Silver creey are greatly pol
luted and rendered poisonous by reas-
on of such contamination thus imper-
Hing the health Of those living along
the stream. It is alleged that persons
living along the banks of the stream
and persons passing back and forth
over the stream at the road crossings
use the waters of the creek and the
pollution received from the sewers ol
the city of Silverton is a menace to the
public health.
If the State Board of Health prevails
in this suit, It will affect a large num-
ber of the smaller cities Of the state
which make use Of the small streams
as a dumping ground for their sewage
Some of the smaller cities provide sep
tic tanks through which all sewerage
passes before entering the streams
This is'not a violation Of the state law
Those comprising the state board ar'
Andrew c. Smith, c. J. Smith, E. A
Pierce, Alfred Kinney, W. b. Morse
E. B. Pickel and Calvin S. White
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
He TRADED
PATRONAGE
FOR VOTES
THIS is THE CHARGE MADE
AGAINST PRESIDENT TAFT By
CONGRESSMAN FERGUSON OF
NEW MEXICO IN SPEECH IN CON-
GRESS TODAY.

Washington, Aug. 49, = Opposing
President Taft's appointment of Sc
cundino Romero as federal marshal
of New Mexico, Congressman Fergu-
son of New Mexico, today charged in
the house that President Taft traded
patronage for delegates to the recent
Republican national convention at
Chicago o.
president Taft twice rejected Ro-
nero for the marshalship," said Fer
guson, but after the Chicago con
yention he sent in Romero's name
Frederic Chavez, a Roosevelt delegate
from New Mexico, supported Taft on
every roll call at Chicago. Congress-
man Curry says that when he remon-
strated with Chavez for repudiating
Roosevelt, the latter replied: L must
do it to get my cousin, Romero, ap-
pointed
Congressman Curry denied making
such a statement, though he believes
Chavez supported Taft in order to
help Romero.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
UNITED PRESS LEASED winB1

Vancouver b. c., Aug. 19.-Declar-
ing that Mount Mckinley, the Alaskan
peak, the highest on the North Amer
lean continent, will never be climbed
unless the expedition attempting is
prepared to spend six weeks, IL nee
essary, awaiting favorable weather to
climb the last 500 feet of the peak,
Merl Lavoy, the guide and photo
grapher Of the Parker-Brown expedi-
tlon, has just arrived from the north
on the steamer Sophia, and is spend
ing few days in the city taking in
the exhibition.
How, with success almost in sight,
but forced to go slowly on account of
the extreme rarifled air at that great
altitude, the party were driven back
different times by binding snow
storms, Mr.. Lavoy has most inter-
esting story to relate Equally thrill
ing is his narrative Of the escape Of
tho entire psrty iram the effects of
the earthquake which rocked the
mountains of a considerable portion
of Alaska on July 6. But probably
the most interesting Of all to the gem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
The Coal COnsplratOrs.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 13.-Attacking
the sufflciency OF the indictments, ex-
Senator s. II. Piles put in all Of yes
terday afternoon and is taking the af-
ternoon today again trying TO free
Charles Houston OF Seattle and John
II. Bullock Of Portland from the in
dlctment alleging conspiracy to de-
fraud the government by collusive coal
bids on Alaska coal
d. B. Townsend for the government
resisted the attempt to free the men
by legal hair splitting, speaking all
morning.
II Judge Cushman upholds the in
dlctment the case will be set for Sep
tember H.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
WILLAMETTE
POWER COMPANY
WANTS new TRIAL

The Willamette Power Co.. through
It's attorney. John H. McNary. has fill
ed in the clerks office a motion for
new trial in the case recently tried In
which the above company was plain
tiff and the Hammond Lumber Co.
was defendant. This was a case for
the condemnation OF certain land
along the Breitenbush creek for the
uses and purposes Of constructing and
maintaining a dam and power site by
the plaintiff company The jury
awarded 100000 to the defendant,
which the motion for new trial con-
tends is excessive. Exception is taken
to the instructions given the jury by
the trial Judge in that he did not in
struct them to take into account the
benefits derived by the construction Of
the dam and to deduct the benefits
derived from the damages sustained
and make the award OF the balance
II any.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
WILL LIMIT
The SCOPE OF
INVESTIGATION

That Governor West intends to keep
the hearing to be given those who mu-
tinted In the second battalion during
the Oregon National guards maneu-
vers within defined bounds, was made
evident today when he issued a state
ment outlining the questions which
Will come up, and declaring that IL
any other matters are to be considered
they must be reduced to writing.
The first question to come up, ac-
cordlng to the statement, Is whether
a command was Issued directing tho
battalion to march from Gates to
Oaltville.
Second, II in the event that such a
command was given, whether It was
obeyed
Third, whether any Of the men of
the battalion were guilty of conduct
unbecoming to them as soldiers.
Should any of the men involved de-
sire to bring up any other questions.
they must reduce them to writing The
hearing will be held August 20.
The governor also has called atten-
tion to the fact that his order dis
banding the battalion affects only the
men who mutlnled and does not at
feet, as many have supposed, the
whole battalion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
BLINDING SNOW STORMS
FOREVER GUARD SUMMIT
COOK NEVER REACHED IT
Party Tells Thrilling Story Of Attempt to Climb Mt Mckinley
Rarfied Atmosphere and Continual Storms Drove Party
Back When Success Seemed Assured Party Gets Dupi
cate of Dr. Cooks Photograph, and ndiSpuabe Evidence
That He Never Reached the Summit.

eral public is the absolute proof which
the party secured that DR.. Frederick
A. Cook, of alleged polar fame, never
reached the summit of Mount McKin-
ley, as he had claimed.
1t will be remembered that about
the only actual proof which DR.. Cook
submitted that he had climbed Mount
Mckinley was the statement of his
sole companion and guide on the al
legged climb, Joe Birrell, and photo
showing the guide standing on the
snowclad summit of the peak. The
guide afterwards repudiated his state
ment, but DR.. Cook clung to the photo
which he maintained had been taken
on the actual summit.
The members of the Parker-Brown
expedition this year, according to Mr..
Lavey, secured unmistakeable proof
that not only did DR.. Cook not reach
the summit of Mount Mckinley, as he
claimed, but they secured exact du-
plicases of the picture he claimed was
taken on the summit of Mt. Mckinley,
This photograph on which DR.. Cook
based his claim of surmounting the
yet uncaptured peak was really taken
on the summit of another peak fully
ten or twelve miles away from Mt.
Mckinley, and looking away from the
latter peak. The peak chosen by DR..
Cook for the fake picture has certain
Typographical resemblances to the
summit of Mt Mckinley, and even
people familiar with the country be-
lieved that the explorer had reached
the summit when they saw the pho
tograph. But DR.. Cook overlooked one
very noticeable and distinguishing
peak fully 25 miles away from Mt. Nc
Klnley and located in an easterly di-
rection, while his photo was claimed
to have been taken on Mt Mckinley
looking in a westerly direction. This
peak, which just showed in corner
of the Cook photo, copies Of which the
members of the Park-Brown expedi-
tion had with them, gave them the
clue as to the exact location of the
mountain on which the photo was
actually taken. 1t is only about 10000
feet high-less than half the height of
Mt. McKinley-and is comparatively
easy to climb. During last month the
Parker Brown party climbed this peak
and secured exact duplicates of pic
ture taken by DR.. Cook, claiming to
have been taken on the summit Of Mt.
Mckinley.
This, it is certain, effectually proves
that DR.. Cook never reached the sum-
NIT of the uncaptured peak. Further
proof they declare, is found in the fact
that they found no trace Of the cairn
of stones and flagstaff which DR.. Cook
claims his party erected on the pla-
teau between the twin peaks of Mt.
Mckinley.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
TW0.ST0RY BRICK TO BE
BUILT on EAST STATE STREET

The contract has been let to s, A.
Hughes for the construction Of two
story and basement brick building, to
be erected on the south side Of State,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. It will have concrete base
ment and the front will be OF light
colored pressed brick The building
Is to be erected by Lebold Bros. who
will put a store in It.
The building will cost in the vicinity
of $500, and is a good evidence OF the
progressive spirit Of these wlde-awake
merchants and a credit to that part
OF the city, which is becoming quite
business center.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13

Designating every railroad in the
state as defendant and alleging that
the rates charged by them for the
transportation Of mohair and wool are
unreasonable and discriminatory and
also that the classification is the same
the National Wool Growers associa-
ton and the oregon Wool Growers
association today filed a complaint
plant against them with the state
railroad commission.
In their first charge they briefly al
lege that the railroad have violated
their duties and obligations as COM
mon carriers by charging unreason-
able and discriminatory rates, and
that 1t is against the laws of the state.
In making the second charge--that
is as to the classification, they be-
come specific, citing many instances.
They charge that the railroads have
classified mohair as first class in any
quantity; that they have classified
wool in grease in sacks as second
class in any quantity; that they have
classified wool in grease compressed
in bales as third class in any quantl-
ty; that they have classified secured
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13

UNITED PRESS LEls sED wIRB.l
San Francisco, Aug. 13-According
to information given out by the sub
treasury here today secret service
men are on the trail of young sol
der, who deserted from the army af-
ter stealing a book of 100 blank army
paymasters checks from the post at
ST. Michaels, Alaska.
1t is estimated that the forger has
netted at least 500 900 by distributing
the checks broacast Owing to the
official appearance Of the paper he
had no difficulty in cashlng the
checks.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
GOVERNOR
IS CRUEL
TO ALICE
BY BEAUTY AND UNAF-
FECTED BY PATHETIC STORY OF
HER CARE OF HER INVALID
MOTHER. GOVERNOR SAYS SHE
MUST PAY THE FIDDLER.

Waving the point raised by her at
torney as to whether the complaint
under California laws stated crime,
and walvlng the question of whether
she was a good or bad woman. Gov
ernor West yesterday afternoon hon
ored a requisltion issued upon him
for the return to San Francisco Of
Alice Brown, alias Mrs. Geo. Mont
rose, and half dozen other aliases.
Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Montrose, or
whatever alias may be chosen, Is
charged with stealing $4,000 from
wealthy retired farmer Of Illinois at
Long Beach, California. 1t was the
contention upon the part Of her at
torney that she was given the money.
and that the complaint said so and
that because Of this the requisltion
should not be honored The conten-
tlon Of the state officers was that she
had been given the money to purchase
a lodging house. and that failing to
carry out this agreement and by ap-
preparation of the money instead. she
was guilty Of larceny.
Numerous letters we're also intro
duced to show that her character was
not good. but Governor West waived
that point.
In giving the governor a glimpse of
her life she said she was "a years of
age. Her home was in Missouri, she
said, and she came to Long Beach
with her folks. She married news
paperman and lived for awhile at San
Francisco, but he deserted her and
then she returned to Long Beach.
While caring for her invalid mother
there she met David Nappln, the aged
but wealthy Illinois farmer He fell
in love with her and gave her money
which she accepted. She travelled as
far as Denver with him, they separat-
ing there, he going to his home in
Illinois and she to Kansas City. He
met her there, and together with some
cousins Of hers they went to Denver.
where they had a royal time. Then
she came back TO Long Beach and he
also He gave her enough money to
buy house, she declared and the
portion she is charged with stealing
in the complaint she said was part
Of It. The gift was outright, she said.
She declared that he desired her to
marry him and that because she de-
clined, he became incensed and lnstl-
tuted criminal proceedings against
her.
While the governor Is evidently
touched by her st1'cment that she was
married to a newspaper man. her story
Of high living In Denver knocked the
sentiment out Of her invalid mother
story. He seemed to think that while
she might have been more slnnel
against than SHINING, that Il was
pretty plainly to be seen she was not
backward about accepting the old
man Napplng's money, and that while
the old man was evidently not an elee-
mosynary institution with a charter,
that It was case for the Jury to toss
them up in blanket an1 see which
fell the harder But the story is not
ended yet. Mrs. Brown is from Mis-
souri, and 1t is up to the prosecution to
show her II It can.
Alice Loses Out
Portland. Ore. Aug I3.-Mrg. Alice
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
NOT RUNNING YET,
JUST GOES WALKING

oyster Bay, N Y, Aug. 13.-Colonel
Roosevelt and his son, Archie started
today on a walking expedition.
A gunmaker here wished to present
Colonel Roosevelt this morning with
a costly handmade shotgun of Krupp
steel with a Circasslan walnut stock
The Colonel fondled the weapon for a
few minutes and then reluctantly de-
cllned the offer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13

and washed woods in sacks as double
first class In any quantity and secured
wool In compressed bales as one and
one-half times first class In any guam
tity and that they are all unreasona-
BILE and unjust.
They allege that the classification
for wool in grease and mohair in
sacks ought not to exceed fourth class
in sacks or bales In carloads with a
minimum of $4,000 pounds, and ought
not to exceed first class in sacks or
bales in carloads with q minimum OF
$4,000 pounds That wool in grease
and mohalr In sacks or bales should
be third class in less than carloads.
and secured wool in sacks or bales in
less than carloads first class, and In
carloads third class.
Further 1t is alleged that between
certain points upon the lines Of de-
PENDANTS and certain other points
upon the lines of other defendants no
joint routes or joint rates for tho
movement of wool have been pub
llshed and unjust and unreasonable
rates from junction points on the
through route have been exacted.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
WEST STAYTON LAND co.
DOUBLES IT'S CAPITAL

West stayton. Or. Aug. 12.-At
general meeting of the Willamette
Valley Irrigated Land company. held
at It's main office in Portland, It was
decided to increase the capital stock
from $1OO,OOOOO to s2OOOOOOO, as the
first unit Of the project has in the
short space Of eighteen months proven
such a success that the company has
decided to increase Its development
work more rapidly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-13
Pinched the Sheriff.

San Francisco, Aug. 1S.--Dennis
McFadden. deputy sheriff. driver Of
the prison van. is not exempt from the
law. Dennis was "pinched" with a
van load OF prisoners for violating the
traffic ordinance and hauled to Jail.