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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
NATIONAL DRAWS
ON YOUNG LEAGUE
Lynch's Organization Now Will
ing to Try Out Ameri-
cans Discards.

chicago. March l2,-American League
aiscards are no longer scarce article
In me National Leagno. 1t was not so
many years ogo. however, that The
old League in It's supreme dignity alb
soiutely refused to give triel TO any
players who had been let out by its
rival; In fact, It has been only re-
Gently that tho National Leaguers be-
came willing 10 admit that the Amer
lean was but little better than Il minor
league. Consequentiy, they could not
the acquisition of any players that
were not good enough for the B. John
son circuit.
Things Have Changed of Lnte.
But things have changed in the last
Few years. and now there are thirty
reserve lists who have appeared on
the American League rosters in the
past. Brooklyn is the biggest homo OF
former American I@eaguers. as Charley
Epbets seems TO think that any player
passed up by manager on the other
circuit Is good enough for him. AT
any rate, he has on his list at present
Daubert, Stark. IInSling and Higgins.
former Maps. in addition to Smith, who
was bought by Cleveland year ago
and turned over TO Nashville without
trial Otuneldcr Jud Daley was
once ali Athletic recruit: Catcher
Erwin was once 4. Tiger. while Steele
pitched for the Red SoX and Garger
Tor the Yankees. Jerry Downs. bought
II oili '-uiuInpus. was ~ llSpf 1Of sew
eral seasons. while Northcn was with
the Browns for brief period.
Boston IIns Veterans.
Boston has collection OF five for
mer American FASTENERS In Cy Young,
otto Hess, Scotty 1ngerton. Jay Kirke
and Houser, the big first eaclSer who
was Harry Davis's understudy. Cincin-
natl has an even half-do2en' in Grant
and Mclean, each Nap for five min
utes; Bob Bescher, u Tiger recruit:
SugSs, another cH-Tigcr; Frank Smith,
late of the White SoX, and Bob Keefe,
who used to pitch for the Yankees
Frank Chance is another who be-
Loves that former American League
players arc good enough for him. He
has Jimmy Archer, who did not appeal
to liu.hey Jennings. Wilbur Goode.
Charley Smith, who served with the
Maps, Nationals and Red SoS. and
Shean, one of Connie Mack's recruits a
Few years ago.
Qunkcrs Huvc Quintet.
Earl Moore, Cliff Curtis. Killifer,
CraYath and Madden are the cN-Ameri-
vath having been a member of two
American League clubs and Moore of
two.
Pitcher Tesrcau, formerly of De-
troit, and Maxwell, an aS-Athletic, arc
the former Americans with the Giants.
Marty O'Toole, Pitcher Magic and Mike
Donlin, of the Pirates, had trials with
the Boston Red Socks, while Roger
Brcsnahan was an American League
player when Baltimore wns Il member
of the younger BIZ circuit.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
INDOOR RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP
WON By BRIDGEPORT TEAM
Especial 10 The Times-Dispatchl

W '..a
Washington, March 12.--Columbia
(Tenn) Academy finished fourth and
Marist College, Of Atlanta. Ga. last
In the Military Rife Shooting Leagues
tournament, final results OF which were
announced to-day. Wentworth Mill
tary Academy. of Lexington, Mo-, was
declared winner with an average
score of 905.4. and nine straight VIC
tories.
The indoor rifle championship OF
America was won by the Bridgeport
(Conn) team. establishing new ma
tional record OF 9ae out OF possible
1000 points in It's last weeks match.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
CONVENTION OF NURSES.
Twelfth Annual Meeting of Virginia
Association at LynchburE.
Especial to The Timoe-

u.
Lynchburg, Va. March 12-Tho
twelfth annual convention of tho Grad
uate Nurses Association OF Virginia
the Elks Home and wifi be In session
until tomorrow. :
Tho morning session, which IVES pre-
sided over by Miss Randolph. the state
president, of Richmond. was an oxecu-
tive one. the work being Of routine
nature. l,''-
This afternoon no session Of the con
vention was held, as the members OF
the convention were cntcrtained nj n
tea given by Miss Van Polt, at the
Home and Retreat, and Tonight the
convention was rendered q banquet BY
roll.
One of tho TEXTURES OF the convcn-
ton tomorrow will be an address by
Miss Book, OF New York City, on set
Element work.
The attendance Is about twenty-Hve,
this being considered very good
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
powbntnn Nasb 1yed..

Powhatan Nash, Of Highland Park
n well known business man of this
city, was quietly married on Monday
in Washington to Miss Ethel Horton.
Miss Horton is resident OF Wash
home last night that Mr.. and Mrs.
Nash are expected to arrive in Rich
mond the latter part OF this week
They will make their home in Highland
Park
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Pertinent Comment
BY GUS MALBERT.

Ernest c. Landgraf will leave to-
morrow for New York TO attend the
final meeting Of the United States
League before the season opens. y
tentative program has been arranged.
and II Is probable that this schedule
will be formally adopted. The schcd-
ule, by the way, is the work of Land
graf, who is chairman OF the schedule
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Roll for Prize.

Friday night will occur the roll off
for the minerolitc tcnpin ball and the
distribution of medals and prizes won
tournament. Let all be on hand. as ii
is desired to get tho distribution of
prizes off the board before going to
Paterson. The medal winners are Ell
lis, Bell and Pcrdic. Prize winners
Fatrlamb. Lowery, Bryant, Ellis, Over
manu., Bell and Wade
Those qualified for the roll-oif are
the ten high men present-Sutterlin.
256; Richardson. $50; Wade 227:
Thorpe, 2f4 Ellis. a92. Blair. 216 Bell.
ga; Van Aman. 2il: Campbell, 2l4;
Chapin, 200; Williams 209; Hicks, 200.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Arrested for A.nsuIt.

Dick Haelsins. colored, was arrested
last night by Officer Folkes on a war
rant charging him with fcloniously
assaultins Peter SILKY last Saturday
night. Hnskins is said to have
viciously attacked Silby. knocking him
down and stamping upon him, inflict-
ing injuries which necessitatcd his
removal to the City Hospital for treat
ment. He was taken to the First Po-
lice Station. and will be given a hear
Ing this morning In Police Court.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Observation-Disclosures
Barrow Makes Dig score.

Captain James Barrow, OF the Jour
nal team broke all previous records at
the Newport alleys last nighs in an
exhibition match with Blair. Barrow
tried out his new ball, which he has
just received to roll IN the tournament
at Paterson. He made the pins fly from
the very start. Barrow made the re-
games. with an average of $40. This
is some big spilling. The follow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Bowling

The failure Of some of the Cook
Printing Company players to make
scheduled contest with the virginians.
caused them TO forfeit the series to
the latter. The All-stars. Il picked
team. composed of different Richmond
Bowling Association players, bowIed
instead against the Nrginians. but
could do nothing, losing The series by
a good margin. Captain Splitting was
high score. and Williams high total.
The scores:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Duckpin Pin noIl-on.

The duclpin pin roll-off at the Pal
ace Alleys last night was an interest
ing affair: long list of entries being
tho winner of first prize, closely fol-
lowed all the way by Patrick, who cap
tured second prize. Davis made n gar
rtson finish in tie iinal lap and nosed
out cobean for third, Following are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
shy They Stole skirt.

James Bryan and Celeste Bryan,
colorcd, were arrested last night on
warrant sworn out by tho Baylor
Marlborough Company charging them
with stealing silk underakirt. The
man was employed by tho concern
The garment was found by Officers
Clarkson and Porter in the woman's
trunk. b
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Department Stores
Organizing League

Tile DEPARTMENT store. League
of Richmond, to Ire affiliated with
the amateur basebalI OF Richmond,
Is now organizing, and Will have
teams representing each of the
Iurgcr stores In Richmond. Already
Kaufman d Co. have signed the
men composing that team. l.. Iiauf-
mann hns been elected manager,
with T.. j. Kaufman as captain
II il expected TINT the personnel
of the other teams will be nm
nounccd I'm II few dHys. The lcnguc
VIII probably contain sir clubs, and
viii he Class a orGanixntion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
standing of clubs.
Drug Lcav,1e.

The Owens 6 Minor team took two
out OF three games from the strong
Vaughan-Ro aggregation last
night at the Newport alleys before "A
large crowd. Captain Roy played
star game. The scores:
~ Inn II ,,,x,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Low CoLoSIsT FARES TO THE WEST
Win Norfolk and Wenfcrn Railway,

Extremely low fares TO principal
points In California. Washinsto Ore
gon. Idaho. Montana and other West
ern States: also to Alberta and British
Columbia. Tickets on sale daily until
April 10. Call on or write 10
c. n. BOSLDY,
District Passenger Agent.
S3S East Main ST.. Richmond, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

committee. The meeting OF the league
VIII be held Friday In the Imperial
aotc!, New York. Landgraf expects
TO be back Saturday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Deoision for Jack nIcHenry.

Decision for Jack McHenry.
Charleston, 8. G., March 12,-Jaok
McHenry, Of Lima, O., was awarded
the decision over Jack Richie, OF New
York, at the close OF ten-round bout
hero tonight
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

An amendment TO the charter OF the
basebali Corporation of Richmond
Whlcn controls the franchise for this
city in the United States League, was
granted yesterday by the state Cor
poration Commission. The amendment
creates preferred stock of $4,000 par
1neruass the par value OF the common
STOCK from $40 share to 500 a share
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13

Senator Gallagher's resolution in.
troduced in the United States Senate,
may sound like i Joke TO some people.
1t may never amGant to anything. An
investigation may never be held. But
other trusts. not quite SO strongly in
trenched as the baseball trust, il is
true, laughed off impending investi-
cations In Just the same manner, until
hhailL they were brought to taw.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-30

or alfalfa now growing In my expert
mental gardens, there are only about
fifteen that are to be classed as thor
oughly commercial. These require
different treatment as to the amount of
growing room which each plant should
be given, and l regard my experiments
in this particular as incomplete. l
have only laid down general rule,
which must be qualified as to certain
varieties This adaptation of seeding
to the amount of moisture that can be
conserved under average conditions Is
one Of the finest and most vital prob
lens in any kind of dry farming, and
1t Is to some extent local problem, Of
course; but it's scientific and practical
solution for any large dry-farming
section is SO important to material re-
suits that any man who works 1t out
In definite terms will be entitled to all
the credit that one man needs to have.
I'm the humid regions the general
practice is to use twenty, twenty-five
and sometimes thirty pounds of al
falfa seed to the acre. This Is too
much. Four or FIVE pounds will put
all the sprouts on an acre Of land that
any soil can take proper care OF, pro-
vided terminating conditions are right.
All the rest of the seed Is wasted-and'
worse than wasted. Good alfalfa seed
costs money and no farmer can AFFORD
to throw away seventy-flve per cent OF
his seed just to guard against the
chance that the other twenty-five per
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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-30

the ordinary commercial alfalfa
| grown in the humid regions of the
| United States.
"The higher attitudes have produced
| alfalfa of the highest percentage OF
| protein content-and it is a curious
| fact, that | have carefully determined
| that the percentage OF protein is in
inverse ratio to the tonnage of yield.
will guarantee you that an analysis of
ton OF alfalfa grown under humid
| conditions, or in the South or under
| irrigation, will not analyZe to exceed
ten or twelve per cent of protein, and
| am prepared to show a completely
| authenticated analysis of alfalfa grown
on the benchlands of Montana that ex-
coed seventeen per cent of protein. In
other words, it SINNERS down to this !:
The alfalfas that are now produced in
the humid regions and in the South or
under irrigation have not the nutri-
ment-the food value--to fatten stock
for the market without the use of corn
or other grains as supplemented food.
81 do not say that this will always
be the case, for it is not unreasonable
to hope and expect that, when the al
falfa growers of the humid and irri-
gated sections fully realize the neces-
sity of getting food value into their
alfalfa, the protein content of their
alfalfas may be greatly increased; but
ii will not be until they realize how
much this means to them.
ITO develop variety or strain of
alfalfa that will carry this characters
istic and maintain it to a high degree,
even under humid and irrigated condi-
tons, is one OF the objects for which
| am working.
Another important problem is to
determine the number of alfalfa plants
to the acre that will produce the larg-
est yield of protein Or course an
acre OF land will grow and mature
many more plants under irrigation and
IN the humid districts than here under
semlarid conditiOns-but the fact re-
malnds that overseeing is the beset-
ting sin OF alfalfa growers everywhere.
especially in the dry-farming districts.
This | have already determined by
careful and repeated experiments. Just
how many plants one acre of our Mon
tana benchland will grow to the best
advantage | have not yet determined.
but 1t will be settled soon with consid-
cradle eXactness. This is an i'm
mensely important consideration for
the dry farmer; it's solution will mean
millions of dollars to the dry-farming
sections of this country in the next
few years, for it applies to all the
crops raised there-not to alfalfa
alone.
Still another problem that am trv-
ing to solve is the most economical
and effective way of feeding alfalfa.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of alfalfa is wasted every wear
through inefficient feeding | might
better say millions. The waste by the
average feeding methods that prevail
OF Western ranches is not far from
fifty per cent, and at least twenty-five
per cent is wasted by the more careful
feeders-even by those who chop and
grind their alfalfa There is lust as
much for the farmer to learn in the
art of using alfalfa as there is in the
art of growing it We have merely
scratched the surface of both these
problems so far as common practice is
Breeding Tn Leafy Plant.
The only way by which the force of
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-30
CULTURE OF ALFALFA.
Scientific Growing Undertaken by DIR.
w. n. Sudduth, of Billings, Mont.

Undoubtedly one of the most re-
markable and scientific undertakings
in the culture and use of alfalfa to be
found in the world is that conducted
by DR.. W. X. Sudduth on his Broad
view Ranch, near Billings, Montana
This laboratory student of Koch and
Pasteur has carried into the alfalfa
field-which has been his recreation
ground fer about thirty years--the
spirit Of the trained scientific investi-
tor and the exact methods of the re-
search laboratory. Though he mea-
sures his results by chemical analysis
rather than the hay scales, he handles
a sufficient tonnage of this modern
miracle crop" to satisfy the most
commercial grower His alfalfa acre
age today is four hundred and he is
working to expand this to one thou
sand as rapidly as the land can be sub
jugated by the most modern appliances
of power farming.
All alfalfa does not look alike to
Doctor Sudduth. His thirty-acre ''nur-
sery'' or demonstration plat contains
more than hundred varieties of al
falfa--probably the most remarkable
collection in existence. Here each
plant is treated as an individual and
multiplication Of marked individual
plant is secured by slipping" instead
by dependence on the slower and less
exact method of seeding. In a single
season, by the slipping process, he is
able to secure a thousand plants from
one parent but this is too slow for
the scientist, who is always aiming for
practical results, and big CONNER
cial scale. He, therefore, proposes to
20
which is able to plant twenty-five
thousand of these tiny alfalfa slips in
day. Still, this device will not APP
pease his appetite for progress in the
line of alfalfa propagation, and he is
building an extensive greenhouse, so
that the billiards Of winter may be
pOwerless to interrupt his WORK of
propagation, and research.
After the progagating bed, after the
nursery, the demonstration patch and
the big open field, comes the labora-
tory; here is where the exact deter
mination of values is made How
much digestible protein does it con-
tain?' is the question which the la
boratory answers concerning every
variety and condition OF alfalfa plant
in the experimental beds and the COM
mercial field
The laboratory, however, is not the
place of final test on this scientific al
falfa ranch; it is rather the point of
inspection and record The feeding
pen is where the final tests are made
and made on broad commercial scale
that carries conviction to the man who
has natural distrust of scientific ex-
periments and insists on being shown
the balance of profits brought in from
feeding several hundred hogs under
the system advocated
The Measure of Food Value.
The Broadview Ranch conducts it's
hog-feeding operations on a generous
plan and for profit-and gets the pro-
AT! The feeding pens justify the find
ing OF the laboratory-and on scale
wide enough to take in the exceptions |
that SO often fail to enter into the
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-30


this land has considerable element
OF volcanic ash This means that 1t is
virile and vigorous soil, and that it's
natural effect is to make grain or al
falfa stool heavily-that is, to send
up numerous sprouts from the same
roots.
Now, If you seed heavily on this
soil and there is shortage of mois-
ture, the result is that, in the case of
grain, the moisture goes into making
straw instead of grain; and, with al
falfa, 1t is absorbed in producing stalk
and stem growth instead of properly
matured foliage.
When, however, the alfalfa plants
are in rows fourteen inches apart and
eight inches apart in the rOws-as l
plant them for forage purposes-what
is the result? The limited moisture in
the soil Is not exhausted through the
growth of valueless straw and stems,
for only SO many sprouts will come up
as will find sufficient moisture to
bring them to maturity, full foliage.
and state of highest protein value
They get splendid root growth
Where plants are grown for seed pur-
poses, get the best results by placing
them twenty to twenty-eight inches
apart in the row and the rows thirty
inches apart. II, under this system.
there is a year Of abundant moisture.
the plants stool to full capacity and
mature all their foliage.
"Out OF over one hundred varieties
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-07

point twenty delegates; Commission.
ers of each county in said states.
five; Mayors OF Incorporated cities
and villages, five; each automobile
club, five; each Good Road District or
Association, fiye each Chamber of
Commerce or Commercial Club. five;
and each Development Association Or
other organization for industrial pro-
motion, five
You are urged at your earliest con.
venience to select that number to
which your office entities you, certi'
flying your action on the enclosed
blank and forwarding the stub part
of such credentials to VIM. Wallin.
Secretary of the Association at Poca.
tello, Idaho, so that program and
other literature may be forwarded to
appointed delegates from time TO
time"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-07
EXCELLENT HINTS
FOR VEGETABLES

Sow seeds of tender vegetables II
the soil is warm and mellow. The
important ones are beans, corn, Gu.
cumbers, egg plants, melons, okra,
pepper, pumpkins, squash, sweet po-
tatoes and tomatoes. None of these
young plants can stand even light
frost.
First thinning and transplanting OF
vegetables and flowers. Write your
labels and mark on the labels the dis.
lance apart plants should stand when
thinned or transplanted.
Transplant tender vegetables and
flowers from hotbed to garden.
Set out bedding plants II you must
have them. But think twice. Don't
you really want something less gaudy
and more permanent, namely, hardy
perennials?
Finish second thinning Of every
thing in the garden. Transplant eel
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-07

tarred roads. The corky layers of the
bark developed irregularly, and the
starch was less abundant than nor.
'mally. Finally, abnormal cork for.
nations appeared upon the veins of
the leaves of pelargenium and in the
leaf stalks of sycamore and chestnut
trees
These effects upon the growth of
the trees. and especially the inhibi-
ton of the starch formation, explain
why IL is that the effects of road
tarring have not been observed soon
aftor the application of the tar. The
injurious effect upon a tree is cumu.
latiye. For two or three seasons the
tree can put forth new shoots at the
expense of reserve food of previous
years; but gradually the noxious tar
dust brings about the unfavorable
symptoms. If something were to be
introduced as substitute for tarr-
ir5, II would again be several years
before We could be quite sure that It
did lot have an undesirable effect
upon the vegetation of our parks and
rCadsides.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-07
TarS Bad Effect on Trees
Road Surfacing, SO Common In This
Country and Europe, Shown to
be Injurious.

The tarring of the roads has come
to be a common practice in this coun.
try and in Europe, especially in the
neighborhood of cities where the au.
tomobile traffic has been heaviest. A
few years ago the French botanist
DR.. Gatin, made a study of the trees
along the roadway in the Bois de
Boulogne in Paris to find whether the
treatment given the roads had any
influence upon the vegetation. This
examination brought out the fact
that the trees that had received the
dust from such roads were much af.
fected; their growth was stunted, the
leaves small, shriveled up, and be-
came spotted In Investigations made
subsequently he tried to find out
whether there were not other effects
upon more deeplying parts, and gave
special attention to the Catalpa, or
Indian beam" as it is called in this
country.
Comparing the twigs of normal
trees with those of affected trees, al
having been cut off on the list of July
he found that those on the normal
trees were considerably larger al
the base. The reduction in the af
fected trees is particularly confined
to the woody layers, as the bark IL
of the same thickness on all the
twigs, says writer in Harper
Weekly The wood cells are mucl
smaller, whereas the layers immedi
ately under the skin are developed
much more in the trees attacked b!
tar dust. Specimens gathered in thu
autumn showed more important diff
ferences. In the normal trees the
twigs had the usual deposits of re
serve starch, whereas in the trees
growing along the tarred roads NJ
starch was present.
Other trees showed parallel eff
fects. Thus the black locust and the
one-leaf locust, whether collected Il
the early summer or in the autumn
showed unfavorable effects upon the
| twigs and leaves when the trees
We're showered with dust from the