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Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-05
Studying
Peculiar Phenomena
Western Press.

Western Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. A.
Physicians here are attempting to
explain the phenomena Of certain let
tering observed on the retina Of the
eyes of two-year-old John Dugan Of
this city. Mirrored in his eyes are
two distinct letters each quarter Of
ninch high. They are initials Of
the name decided upon by the boys
parents before he was born. That
name was John Dugan. In the mid
die Of Johns right eye is the print
Of graceful while In the left eye
similarly sst 10 the initial D.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-05

JOHNSON.
Will Address Progressive
Convention in Presi-
dent Taft's State
Western Press.

Western Press.
COLUMBUS, o. Sept. Although
the first stale convention of the pro-
gressive party in Ohio will convene
this afternoon and machinery be put
in motion noslittle interest in ce ;tor-
ed on the arrival of Governor Hiram
Johr son of California tomorrow who
will address the convention.
Arthur L. Gnrford of Elyira y no
was defeated for the senatorial rom
il alton at the Republican state con-
vention seems to be the popular
cloice for the progressive nomina,ion n
for governor. .a
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-05
TO THE VOTERS OF LA PLATA
COUNTY.

The attitude Of the Bull Moose
or Roosevelt party has been clear
ly defined by Mr.. Roosevelt and ais
managers.
At Denver, Senator Dixon, ma
tional manager for that party said:
"We have neither lot nor part with
the Republican party. We have
burned our bridges. The prcgres.
sive party is not confined to Repub-
licans, but to Democrats, Socialists
and others. / insist that we can have
neither lot nor part with the Repub-
lican party. 1 cannot see how men
calling themselves Roosevelt support
ers could be in the Republican par
ty. We have burned our bridges and
we have formed u new party"
The remarkable situation is, that
ON the Republican primary ballot the
following named persons, who have
announced themselves AS supporters
of the Dixon-Roosevelt party nation
ally, are seeking positions on the Re
publican ticket. They are:
MERLE d. VINCENT.
JAMES IL. BROWN.
Candidates for senator.
CLARENCE p. DODGE,
l.. j. STARK,
IL. VAN BUSKIRK.
Candidates for congressman.
REEFS d. REES,
PHIL b. STEWART,
ROBERT G. DAVENPORT,
ARTHUR F. MALCOM,
OSCAR d. CASS,
BENJAMIN GRIFFITH,
! Candidates for supreme court, for
governor, lieutenant governor, audi
tor, treasurer and attorney general
respectively.
These gentlemen appear TO have
| been unable to secure nominations
in their own party, but BY PETI-
TON, have succeeded in having their
names places on the Republican
primary ballot.
This action appeals to me as es-
sentially unfair and politically dis
honest, and think that every Repub-
lican voter at our primaries, should
be careful to see that he does not
vote for any one of the persons above
named, as each and all Of said per-
sons have announced their intention
to support the party which Mr..
Roosevelt, Senator Dixon and the
other leaders say is an absolutely
NEW AND INDEPENDENT PAR
TY, and not bolt from the Repub-
lican party.
Take this list with you to the polls
as there will be nothing on the pri-
mary ballot to indicate that these
persons are not the regular Republi-
candidates. B. W. RITTER.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-05
DECIDED MAJORITY
GIVEN THE CHARTER
Voters Turn Out and Adopt Constitution for
The Government Of the People Of the City
---WiII Take Effect in the Spring

The city election yesterday reveal
ed the fact that the people of Du-
range are largely in favor Of get
ting under the commission form of
government as soon as possible and
with as little expense as possible.
However it appears that there were
some 200 voters who preferred to
delay the matter. While it can not
be well understood why they shorld
have voted against the charter it is
to be presumed that they are oppos-
ed TO the cimmission form Of gov
ernment rather than that they are
opposed to he charer. The 200 vot
ers no doubt would register their
votes agan any charter that might he
submitted by any convention. This
they have perfect right to do,
although we may doubt the proprie-
ty Of their actions at this tinn
The first ward cast III for the
charter and Ss against it. This it
will be noticed is practically two to
one.
The second ward polled 100 for and
40 against the charter which is
stronger than two to one for the pro-
position.
The third ward cast 61 votes for
and 90 against the charter which Is
practically two to one.
The fourth turned out in force and
gave the charter lit votes while the
negative vote was but A. This is
almost three to one vote.
Seven hundred and twenty-six
votes were registered MS for or
against the charter. This is larg-
er vote than was expected, but not
as large as it should have been. There
was as usual the regular stay-at-
home vote. These were largely In
favor of the commission form but
gave the same old excuse that their
votes were not needed as It would
carry anyhow. It is this excuse that
defeats many proposition. 1t is
also true that many Of those who reg
ularly neglect to vote are the biggest
howlers against machine politics and
high taxes. Yet when it comes time
TO register n vote in favor of the
methods and policies they claim to
stand for they trump up some excuse
for not going to the polls.
The charter provides for the
changing of the form Of government
for the city and next May the new
officers Of the city as well as 9th
ers will enter upon their duties. Du-
range people as we'll as others will
watch with interest the workings Of
the new system which has been ad-
vocated so highly by some and dc
nounced so forcibly by others. II
matters not what opinion we may fin
ally reach concerning the commits
sion form Of government let US give
the matter our loyal support that
it may be fairly tested. What the
people should stand for is the best
possible government that can be OBJ
tanned regardless of personal desires
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-05

W. A. Jackson was an arrival from
Bluff Ciy last night. Mr.. Jackson
wa greatly interested in the future
of Bluff when it promised to be the
great oil field. Later he invested
heavily in the Seven Lakes section
when oil prospectors were devoting
time and money to that section. or
late he has limited his activities to
the tilling of the soil down in that
section where nature responds quite
as generously to mans energies as
in Colorado.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-05
Woman and Three
Children Were Drowned
Western Press.

Western Press.
LANSING, Ia, Sept. 4.-Mrs. F.
Landlord and her three children were
drowned when their boat was upset
in collision with gasoline launch
driven by a younger son. John, the
eldest son, was the only member Of
the party able to swim and he made
valiant efforts to save the lives Of
his mother, brother and sister, but
drowned In the attempt
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-05
4 u u u y u u u 4 u u =
BASEBALL RESULTS.
u u u :, q q u ., u u u y

Western League
Denver 7, Sioux City 5.
Des Moines 8, Topeka 5.
St. Joe 2, Lincoln 0.
Omaha Z, Wichita 2.
National League
Philadelphia 5, Brooklyn 4.
Boston s, New York l..
Chicago so, Pittsburgh 2-1.
Cincinnati z, st. Louis I.
American League
Chicago SO, Detroit 2-6.
Washington 4, Philadelphia 2.
New York Boston game postpone
on account Of wet grounds.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-05

Rev. and Mrs. James Russell and
son returned from Aztec last night
where the former conducted services
Sunday. Tomorrow they leave for
their home in Pueblo. They are the
guests Of the Savoy during their
so5ourn In Durango.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-05

after the conference with the tax pay
ers.
This completed the business for the
session and an adjournment was TAX
en- until the next regular meeting,
September IT.
Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-05

Mrs. Munion Of Silverton Is the
house guest Of Mrs. Jack McCabe.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-15

such berries, but do they pay? She
thinks that they do. Do they bear as
we'll; that is, as many boxes to the
acre as the berries grown in the early
summer? If the business should be
increased would we have berries as
cheap in the fall as in summer? This
is the point I would like to have
cleared up if any one can do it. L
know that these so-called everbearing
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-15

This apple belongs to the Ben Davis
type and is most likely Seeding of
that well known apple.
THE STAYMAN WINESAP.
This fine apple originated with
DR. Stayman at Leavenworth, Kansas,
in 1866, from seed of the old Winesap.
The book entitled, 'The Apples of
New York; has this statement con-
corning this apple: evan Deman
calls this the best variety of the Wine
sap class for general cultivation.
Taylor remarks that the only par
ticular in which it does not equal its
parent is in its color which is some
what less brilliant than that of the
Winesap."
I have been growing this apple for
a number of years and can fully in
dorse these statements. 1t is larger
apple than the old Winesap and that
is decided factor in favor of almost
any apple. The Winesap has a ten
dency to bear small apples and this
is sure to be the case unless well thin
ned. If Stayman is sent to the east
ern markets, its lack of color will be
much against it. For this reason l
prefer to grow the old Winesap and
then thin heavily. l believe that this
apple should be called simply The
Stayman with the name Winesap left
off. 1t is true that this apple is a
Seeding of the Winesap, but so are a
number of other we'll known apples.
How would it look or sound to say
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-15

writes under date of Oct. Goth, as
follows:
''I am interested in your article in
The Ranch of October 1st and would
like one question answered. In sew
ing alfalfa and the other legumes in
the orchard, do you pillow it under
after you get good stand or do yo1
NOW it? I mention alfalfa as 1 know
more about it than the others. L
have a small fruit ranch close to
Spokane that I bought this fall. The
trees have been neglected. Any in
formation you can give me will be
thankfully received. "
No, we do not expect to pillow under
the alfalfa, and we could not do it
very we'll, if we did. The other
legumes, viz, the clovers and the
vetches and others need not be plow
ed under in order to get the benefits
to be derived from nitrates formed on
their roots. In case you grow annual
legumes like peas and beans. you can
pillow under the tops or you can cut
them for hay or any other form OF
feed you can make from them. But
in case you grow alfalfa the best plan
is to leave it for a number of years
and possibly indefinitely. Alfalfa is
hard thing to pillow, under the best
conditions, but when it is in an or
the tree roots it is we'll nigh impos-
sible to pillow it under so as to Kill it
out. l have repeatedly said to our
readers not to SOW alfalfa in an or
chard if you want to get rid of it. |
have alfalfa in some of my orchards
and never expect to get rid of it till |
am ready to dig out my trees and
that will not likely occur during my
life time. The longer alfalfa occupies
the ground the richer in nitrates will
become that soil. Every year the
bacteria will form new nodules on the
roots and these nOdules will be filled
with nitrogen in the available form.
Now, you can NOW this alfalfa for
hay or you can cut it and pile it
around under the trees, or you can
pasture it by hogs or any kind of
stock which will not injure the trees.
If the legumes are ANIMALS or biennials
they may or may not reseed them
selves. Hairy vetch reseeds itself
with us. SO will sweet clover and
yellow trefoil. All these plants will
make your soil richer in nit'a tes.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-15
ENTERTAINING STRAWBERRIES.

Mrs. A. H. Smith, of Sumner,
Wash, writes me, October 22nd, that
she has just visited a friend near that
place who grows successfully the ever
bearing strawberry; that they are just
as good berries as those raised in
June. Now | do not doubt this in
the least-in fact | have often seen
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-15
or write, Mammoth Black Twig
Winesap, Arkansas Winesap or
Arkansas Black Winesap?
WEALTHY.
WEALTHY.

J hThduSdS DldCh Wlnoodp!
WEALTHY.
have raised the Wealthy for a
number of years and find it profit
able apple. The history of this apple
is very interesting one. A man by
the name of Peter NJ Gideon lived at
Excelsior, Mimi, who was anxious to
raise apples there but the cold was so
extreme that his trees died on &C
count of the severe winters. He con-
ceived the idea of getting apple seeds
as far north as possible and growing
hardy stocks. He procured apple
seeds from Albert Emerson, Bangor,
Maine. That was in 1860. One of the
seedlings was specially promising and
the tree proved hardy in that cold
country. He named it for his wife
whose Christian name is Wealthy.
With us the apple attains a very good
size and becomes beautifully red. In
the extreme north it is winter apple
but in the Yakima valley it natures
in the fall and must be picked in
August or early In September or the
fruit nearly all falls off. This is an
objection with us for at that time of
year the markets are OverstOcked with
fall apples It's large size and fine
color enables us to get fairly good
prices even at that time of the year.
1t does we'll west of the Cascade Range
and keeps longer than with u.s.
l am not familiar enough with the
Senator and the Paragon to say any
thing about them that would be pro-
| fitable to our readers.
ROME BEAUTY, JONATHAN AND
WINESAP.
The regular readers of this paper
know that these are my favorites
among old, well-established apples. I
make more money from these apples
than any others which [ grow. Some
varieties sell higher, notably is this
true of the Esopus Spitzenburg, but
taking one year with another these
three standard apples make me more
money than the Spite, for the simple
reason that we get so many more
apples from the same number of trees.
Here l must drop word Of caution,
viz, what l have said about the
money making from these three apples
applies to my locality in the Yakiam
valley. My judgment is that at Hood
River the Spitzenburg and Yellow
Newtown are the best money makers.
II we're raising apples west of the
Cascade mountains, I would certain
ly not depend on these three apples
chiefly, if at all. After twenty years
experience, if I were planting new
orchard I would depend in great part
on these standbys. would certainly
plant the Delicious as one of my
money getters and the Winter Banana
and King David to some extent. AS
[ have SO often described those three
varieties of apples in the pages of
The Ranch, l need not say more about
them now. My motto is try the new
and promising varieties, but stick to
the old ones as your main dependence.
Before [ close this discussion of the
| hest apples TO grow allow me to repeat
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-15
Horticulture

This apple belongs to the Ben Davis
type and is most likely a Seeding of
that we'll known apple.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-11-15

ALFALFA IN THE ORCHARD.
F. P. Adams, Craig, Montana
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-05
VALUE OF NEATNEss.

The fixed habit of presenting al
ways a neat and clearly appearance
to the world is sure Of a double reward.
It not only creates favorable impress.
sion but begets a sustaining self-re-
spect. 1t is scarcely reasonable OF
a man who does not respect himself
to look for much consideration from
others. It is not the cost Of clothing
but the scrupulous care Of it that
counts. The man of slender means
should be neither "toppy" nor sloppy,
but always tidy and neat In his attire,
seeing himself with the coldly crit-
cal eye OF possible employer, VINO
Is bound to remark the significance or
a soiled shirt front, a wilted collar, and
to whom an applicants dress may
mean much more than his address or
politest department. Style in writing,
as defined by the fastidious Chester
field, is the dress of thoughts; so the
true style of the average man may be
correctly surmised from the care he
takes Of his personal appearance. He
needs not be fnicky but should always
be free of grease spots and dust; he
should like his bath, even If it has TO
be taken by means of a bucket; he
should never neglect to brush his hair,
his shoes, his teeth, his coat, trousers
and hat; If he can't afford a pressing
iron he should put coat and trousers
over the mattress and sleep upon
them; II laundry Is serious item he
should wash his own handkerchief,
dry them on the window panes and
never, by any chance, be seen with a
goiled one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-05
BAR MEETING is CLOSED
Frank 3. Kellogg Is Elected President
of American Association--court
Recall Is Played.

Milwaukee, Sept. 1. - "One-eyed
leaders of the blind" was the term
used before the American Bar asso-
citation at it's closing session to de
scribe those who seek judicial reform
through the recall of judges. The
association, after going on record as
opposed both to the recall of judges
and to judicial decisions, declared that
other methods must be employed to
prevent delays in lawsuits. Various
committees were appointed to report
on plans for expediting court proce-
dure.
Charles A. Boston, New York, as
serted that one means of lessening
criticism Of the bench would be to
provide for judges written code OF
ethics such as has been put into ef-
feet by various state bar associations
for lawyers.
The election of Frank B. Kellogg,
st. Paul, Mimi, as president brought
the convention to a close on Thurs
day. New directors elected were
William H. Burgess, Texas; William
II. Stalk, Pennsylvania; John H.
Voorhees,, South Dakota, and S. s.,
Gregory, Illinois.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-05
WILL QuELL REVOLT
ARMY HELD READY BY TAFT TO
INVADE NICARAGUA AND AID
AMERICANS.
RUSH MARINES TO MANAGUA
Fiuhtinq Force of 1000 United States
Men viii Be in Republic by Tues
day Next-Tenth Regiment Pre-
pared for Service.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 30.-From his
private car in the Rochester yards on
Wednesday, President Taft telegraph
ed to the acting secretary of war at
Washington, resembling his order of
twelve hours previous for the imme-
date dispatch of the Tenth infantry
from Panama to Nicaragua.
The president took this action fol-
lowing advices from the state, war
and navy departments concerning the
present situation in Nicaragua. He
said there would be 1000 United
States troops on Nicaraguan soil by
next Tuesday and he expressed the
opinion that this number would be
sufficient to insure the safety Of Amer
lean lives and property without the
aid of the Tenth infantry.
The president was advised that the
rebel leaders have given assurances
that they will open the lines of COM
munication from Corinto to Managua.
The Nicaraguan government itself
asked for assistance from the United
States and stands ready to aid In
opening the railway line to the coast
from the capital.
The president has been greatly dis
turbed over the situation in Man
aqua. Corinto and other towns. Amer
leans are not in any special peril,
but in other parts of the country the
revolution is not in hand and pillag-
ing has been going on.
The people of Nicaragua, the presi-
dent was informed, are suffering I'M
told horrors and Americans are SUI
fering in many instances with them.
To friends Mr.. Taft declared that If
the senate had agreed to the proposed
treaty with Nicaragua which he advo-
Gated on his long trip last fall the
misery existing today would never
have arisen.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-05
is DOOMED BY.VOLCANO
GuADALAJARA, MEXICO, is ABOVE
sLUMBERING CRATER.
Government Issues Warning TO City
of 10000 Inhabitants Telling
People to Flee.

Guadalajara, Mexico, Aug. S1.-This
city, the second largest in the repub-
lie, having population of 10000
people, has received warning that it
will be destroyed by the eruption of
volcano over which the city rests.
The warning is given in all serious
ness by the government through the
seismograph branch of the national
observatory at Mexico City.
Seven scientists, who spent the lat
ter part of July and the first week in
August here, have issued a report
following the $40 earthquakes which
have shaken Guadalajara in the past
three months that the town is built
on the crater of a sIumbering vol
cano.
Increasing temperatures, sulphurous
fumes escaping from assures torn in
the city streets by the quakes and
the bursting out of several hot springs
led to the investigation which showed
that 300 feet beneath the surface of
the earth there is a seething crater,
whose last eruption was about 1000
years ago.
The men from the observatory can
not state when the eruption viii take
place, but they believe 1t will be with
in a year Their report urges that
the city be vacated, and they suggest
move to Juanacatlan, a town about
forty miles from here on the banks
of the Santiago river.
re y
this city is located approximately un-
der the state palace, which is in the
heart of Guadalajara.
Government papers have been re-
moved from the palace to Mexico City
for safety, and mass meeting will
be held here the first Sunday in Sep
TENDER to decide whether the city
shall heed the warning and move or
wait and see what happens.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-05

In the American quarter of the city
of Berlin a musical conservatory is
TO be erected with sound-proof walls,
SO that pupils undergoing instruction
In the art of piano-playing shall not
drive the neighbors crazy with their
din. People the world over who are
nervously sensitive to dissonant
sounds will heartily approve the idea
and hope for Its general adoption
Much has been said and written In
praise of the soothing influence of
music, but there are many individuals
so constituted that it is the reverse
Of delightful to them to hear hour
after hour-sometimes at the time of
night when they would WOO sleep-the
din of neighbor's piano. There may
be a soothing influence of music, but
1t is not brought out by beginners
practicing the scales nor by convivial
parties playing ragtime.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-05
NEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR

Newcastle, Del, Aug. 29.-The SUI
burb of Dobbinsville, near here, was
terror-stricken Tuesday following the
shooting up of the town by mem
bers of the Eighty-first coast artil-
lery. None Of the inhabitants were
hurt
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 30.-The state
Republican council overruled the new
state Republican committee in it's de
mand that the Roosevelt presidential
electors be removed from the Repub-
lican column on the Kansas ballot and
that standpat electors be placed there
instead.
Douai, France, Aug. 80. - Lieut..
Louis Felix M. Chandenier of the
Walton corps was burned to death
Wednesday while flying in his aero
plane. He was en- route to the city OF
Chalons when the tragedy occurred.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-05

Victory Considered Prohibitionist Sue
cess-Nine Aldermen Arrested
for Grating Renominated.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 30.-The re-
turns were not complete Wednesday,
but unless Fred G. Martindale of De-
troit, Republican candidate for gov
ernor, gets much bigger majority in
the upper peninsula than the present
returns indicate for him, his Grand
Rapids rival, Amos Musselman, has
landed the Republican nomination.
Mr.. Martindale beat Musselman in
Detroit by about three to one, but the
lower peninsula rolled up margin
of nearly ten thousand. Musselman's
victory is a Prohibitioniat victory,
he having appealed to the "dry'' ele-
ment and the saloon interests backing
Martindale
Nine of the aldermen arrested for
grating were renominated through
the strength of their political ma
chimes, among them Tom Gilman, the
chief boodler. Prosecutor Shepard
was renominated by an overwhelming
majority.