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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23
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The late Baroness Bertha
Won Suttner stirred the civil
lived werfd with her book,
LAY Down Your Arms" At
the request of the American
. Peace society the book has
been translated into English.
/ IL f. one OF the most graphic
and impressive descriptive
works ON the horrors of
modern warfare ever written
IL tells the '.woman's side
of conflict, and the author
ess actually experienced
most of the stirring events
she describes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23
CHAPTER TX


A few days later, in the after
noon, Tilling was announced. He
did not, however, find me alone,
for my father and Aunt Mary
had come to call, and besides
these Rosa and Lilly, Conrad Alt
haus and Minister "To-be-sure'
were in my drawing room.
almost uttered a cry of aston
ishment-this visit came upon
me with such a surprise and at
the same time so delightful and
excited me. But the delight was
soon over, when Tilling after ex-
changing salutations with the
company, and taking a seat oppo-
site to me, at my invitation, said
In an uneoncerned tone:
Il am leaving Vienna in a few
days"
For Iong?" "where are you
going?" What is the reason? ?"
what is 1t about?" asked the
others, all at once, and with in
terest, while remained dumb.
Perhaps for good" ITO Hun
gary" Exchanging into an
other regiment" For love of
the Magyars, explained Filling.
In answer to his different ques-
toners.
Meanwhile / had collected my
self
1T was a sudden resolution. !"
/ said, as calmly as l cbuld.
'What harm has our Vienna done
to you that you quit it in such a
violent hurry?"
cts too lively and too gay for
me. l am in a mood which makes
one long to NOPE in solitude"
"Oh, WE'LL" said Conrad, the
gloomier ones mood, the more
one ought to seek amusement. An
evening in the Karls theater has a
much more refreshing effect than
passing all day musing alone"
zone moment, Baron Filling"
! said as he prepared to leave.
81 must show you that photograph
] spoke to you about little while
ago"
He looked at me in amazement.
for no talk about a photograph
had ever PASSED between us. How
ever, he followed me to the other
corner of the drawfng-room where
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23
SANEIDEA

Instead of forcing each
municipal department to
pay large SANS each month
to the light and water de-
tsrtment for light and wa
ter, City Controller Nfeads
would have the departments
receive free light and water,
thus eliminating . lot OF
bookkeeping and helping
the light and water depart
nents to get ON their feet
financially.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23
BRITISH WIN
fierce RUSH
AGAINST FOE
QRUILETIN.l

BORDkACx zs-De<i airing pa~tisey fhe
h -
n
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23
TURNER LEADS BLACK

Pierce county's vote for demo-
cratic candidate for United
States senator. completed by the
official canvas last night. shows
that Turner leads Black by SO
votes. Turner received Ssh,
Black 59s, CotterflI AS. Todd
sos, and Dege SIS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23

LONDON, Sept. 93.-Earl
Kitchener. secretary of war, has
approved Chane 1for LLOYD
Georges proposal for the forma-
tion of Welsh army corps.
Plans are now being prepared for
recruiting throughout all Wales
and Monmouthshire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23

NISH, Sept. %. - Prince
George of Servia has again been
wounded, this time while lead
ing a charge of a Servian bat
talon. A rifle bullet penetrat-
ed the trunk of his body, but his
physicians believe his life is not
In danger. He was first wound
ed at Belgrade early in August.
by a fragment of shell when that
city was being bombarded.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23

AAOANDOANp oCBts oCh0t =
Louis Botha, premier and minis
ter of agriculture of the Union
of South Africa, will take SUI
preme command of the British
operations agains GermS<e
Southwest Africa.
LONDON, Sept. %. - The
Rome correspondent of the Times
says the Servian and Monteneg-
rim troops have occupied Sara
tevo, which was abandoned by
the Austrians after an over
whelming defeat.
LONDON. Sept. 22.-The off,
cial press bureau has issued a
casualty list under date of Sep
TENDER II, which shows 28 Off
GERS killed, as wounded and IL
missing. Three officers prev
sously reported as missing have
returned to their commands OF
other ranks $50 wounded and
202 missing are reported.
LONDON, Sept .23.-The Ger
man steamer Professor Woer-
man VI tAAC w OOi AAidAA tinEs with
800 German resePvists or board,
has been taken captive and
brought into Sierra lie ne. On
the west coast of Africa, accord
ing to information which has
reached London.
LONDON, Sept. 23.-The Ant
werp correspondent of the Cen
trail News says that reports from
Liege declare that the Germans
have brought the fortresses of
Liege into such condition that
they may again be used for de-
Tense.
LONDON, Sept. "a Rome
dispatch to the Central News
says that the pope has tele-
graphed to the German emperor
protesting against the destruc-
tion of the Cathedral of Rheims
LONDON, Sept. 23.-The adj
miralty has issued an official list
of the casualties on the Car
mania, which sank an armed
German merchant steamship off
the South American coast. 1t
shows that nine men were killed
and five seriously wounded. No
officers names appear among the
dead or seriously wounded.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 23.-An
eroplane of unidentified national
ity dropped a bomb in Maest-
RIGHT today, near the Brussels
gate, according to a dispatch re-
ceived here. No lives were lost.
but a big hole was torn in the
ground.
NISH, Sept. 90. - Prince
George of Servia has again been
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23
BY HARDNESS BERTHA Won
SUTTNER

Famous Austrian Novelist and
Peace Advocate and I'M 1908 VIM
ner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23

Read the Classified Ads o.
Page Six.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23
B Bulletins

LONDON, Sept. 23.-General
Louis Botha. premier and minis
ter of agriculture of the Union
of South Africa. will take SUI
preme command of the British
operations agains Germs<e
Southwest Africa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-09-23

LONDON, Sept. 20. The
Rome correspondent of the Times
says the Servian and Monteneg-
rim troops have occupied Sara
tevo. which was abandoned by
the Austrians after an over
whelming defeat.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02
Water Rights for Irrigation Here are Best the State Twin Lakes are
Large Storage Reservoirs Rocky Mountains River Water also Owned

Water for irrigating Crowley
county's fertile lands is obtained
through the Colorado canal from the
Arkansas river and from the Twin
Lakes which are located in the noun
tains near Leadville at an altitude Of
over 5000 feet. These lakes are ac-
knowledged to be one of the finest
reservoir sites in the state.
The Arkansas river is the largest
stream on the eastern slope and
drains about 5000 square miles of
mountain country. 1t carries more
water than all the streams in the
northern part of the state combined.
The Twin Lakes cover $500 acres
of ground, are IS feet deep and drain
los miles of mountains, in which
there is snow the year round. This
site was selected by Major Powell
while Director of the United States
Geological survey. as being in his
Judgment the best in the mountains
for reservoir. The lakes are tapped
at depth of sixteen feet below or
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02

binary high water level, and the
water can be raised in the reservoir
nine apd one-half feet in depth avail
able. The supply from the Twin
Lakes Reservoir is drawn upon only
when the river is low, at which time
the water is turned into the Arkansas
river from the lakes and the same
amount (minus small percentage
for evaporation and waste in transit)
is then turned into the Colorado
Canal from the river. The measur-
ing of the water is done by the dis
trict water commissioner under the
supervision of the state engineer.
From the canal the water is then
distributed to the farmers through
the lateral bitches leading to their
respective farms. The annual expense
for maintaining the canal and reser-
voirs and distributing the water to
the farmers. averages about thirty
cents per acre.
In addition to the above water
rights there are three large lakes or
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02

let has taken up the necessary plant
food from the soil, assimilatcd it, and
formed the resultant product-the
sugar-for which the plant was or
iginally intended. OF course there
are other food ingredients found in
the pulp and in the leaves, although
not as valuable as the sugar that is
extracted from the root.
If the beets are not harvested at
maturity, but are allowed to remain
in the ground, numerous small leaves
will reappear from the center of the
crown, and these take on more hor-
izontal position than the leaves they
replace. The leaves grown in the
fall. too, are of smaller size than
those grown in the summer and early
spring. Here nature, it appears, again
aims to protect the sugar beet in the
ground by the leaves covering the
crown in times of severe cold
weather. Plants, like animals, make
special provision for their protection
from cold and other adverse weather.
The sugar beet plant is very re-
sponsive not only to artificial meth
DDS of handling, but to natural con-
dition as well. In times of drouth,
when there is very little moisture in
the soil or when there is insufficient
supply so as to feed the beet nor
mally during the hot summer days,
one observes that the leaves wilt.
thereby reducing the leaf area expos
ed to the air. and this means re-
duced quantity of moisture evapor-
atcd from such leaves. The breath
ing pores in the leaves. too. are con-
siderably reduced in size and the beet
plant is thus protected from rapid
Evaporation of moisture that perhaps
would eventually prove harmful to
the plant and its development. Sugar
beets, therefore, more than any other
crop commonly grown on our farms
may be considered as sure crop
a crop that short periods of extreme
weather will not cause to be COM
plete failure.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02

reservoirs in the district in which
any surplus water including flood
water is stored and held in reserve
to be used in emergencies. These
are the Bob Creek reservoir, Lake
! Henry and Lake Meredith. Bob
Creek reservoir is located seven miles
northwest of, Ordway in the Bob
Creek valley just below where the
canal crosses the stream. This res
ervoir in addition to storing surplus
river water catches the flood waters of
Bob Creek 1t has a capacity for
watering 5000 acres; Lake Henry.
four miles northeast of Ordway, has
an area of about 1000 acres, and Lake
Meredith, just south of Sugar City
and three miles southeast of Ord
way. has an area of about 5000 acres.
Title to the river water is conveyed
with the land by warranty deed. and
an eighty acre river right represents
LOS cubic feet OF water per second
of time.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02
(By JOHN B. WADLINGToN)

Soils best suited to the growth of
sugar beets differ in both physical
and chemical composition. however,
all soils should be friable, fertile,
deep and moisture retaining. either
of loan or clay-loam, containing suf-
ficient sand or silt that they may be
the more easily worked. Lands
which will produce good crops of
corn, wheat, alfalfa or beans will
grow good crops of beets If properly
prepared.
Our best lands should always be
selected for bcets. The soil depth is
very important, as the beets make a
deep growth and need plenty of room
in which to fully develop.
Plenty of humus in the soil makes
it much easier to work, it retains
moisture better, is less liable to bake
or crust and is richer in plant foods.
Fall plowing is recommended,
whether the land is new and going
into beets for the first time, or old
cultivated ground. The reason for
this is to be explained in the better
conditions of the soil, for in its open
ness the soil absorbs the winter rains
or SHOWS. and through areation per-
mits the natural agencies (Fungi
Batectcria) to work to the best ad-
vantage.
Experts claim that new lands
should not be plowed more than
Seven to e:"tt inches deep" neither
should Ian yhich have never been
deeply ploweu, be turned up to the
final depth at once. Better plow
the furrow one or two inches deeper
than the first, increasing the depth a,
each subsequent plowing until the
depth sought is obtained, this OBJ
viates the bringing of the raw soil
to the surface. thereby decreasing
the crop yield for the time being. The
final depth should be as far down as
it is possible to work the land.
The land having been thorouply
plowed the farmer will follow with
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02

The native cattle fattened for
market in Crowley county and adjoin-
ing sections are in great demand on
the markets where the buyers for
packing houses prevail. The grass as
rule is good and the cattle thrive,
and even the southern cattle brought
here for pasturing put on from zoo
to 800 pounds in a season, and the ma
tive cattle which are full fed frequent
ly top the markets. Especially has
this been true of the cattle fed at the
sugar refinery yards by the c. H.
Beggs Livestock Comapny.
There are great many lambs and
old ewes form the large herds fed
in this county and south of the river.
but since there are alfalfa mills in
Crowley county and none on the
south side the bulk of the feeding is
done there.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02
Growers Interested
In Increasing Yield

No other plant will respond to good
methods of cultivation more quickly
and more profitably than will the
sugar beet plant. When conditions
are made right the beets will yield
large crop and this may be all the
way from twelve to twenty tons per
acre.
Few farmers fully realize the value
of sugar beet leaves as fertilizer.
The leaves are highly charged with
mineral ingredients, as lime, potash,
phosphoric acid. magnesium and SO
forth. These mineral ingredients
have been distracted from the soil
during the progress of the growth of
the beets. 1t is in the ripe leaves
and the fully matured beet that the
mineral ingredients are at their high
est in the leaf.
Sugar beets as a crop remove little
more fertility when their tops and
roots are taken from the field than
wheat and potatoes. Should the tops
be left in the field and only the
sugar beet roots removed, then the
value of fertility removed by the
sugar beets would be less than that
removed by wheat or potatoes.
1t is safe to state at this time that
the yield per acre of sugar beets for
Crowley county averages about
twelve tons per acre. 1t is evident
that the larger the yield the greater
will be the removal of the plant
food ingredients, such as nitrogen
and potash from the soil. In addi
tion to the benefits that come to the
soil from beet leaves when plowet
under, the constant cultivation o.
beets during the summer when ir.
rigation will permit, resulting in the
conservation of moisture and keeping
down the weeds, brings about bene'
fetal conditions in the field for the
growth of succeeding years.
There is no better way to tel
when the sugar beets have matured
than by the appearance of theil
leaves. When the older sets of leaves
or the outer circle on the crown oi
the beet, begin to turn brown and
eventually dry up, and later the mex,
row adjoining begins to show signs
of doing likewise and new leaflets
from the center of the crown appear
in pairs, the beets then have matured
i indicates that the sugar beet plant
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02
TWIN LAKES.

TWIN LAKES.
(Helen Hunt Jackson in youths
Companion'0.
Far off in the Rocky Mountains,
And two miles up in the air.
Lie the Twin Lakes, close together,
All ripping, shining and fair.
The mountains wall in the water;
It looks like a great blue cup;
And the sky looks like another
Turned over, bottom side up.
'Tis the sweetest place I know of;
No sweeter one could be planned
For summer and winter pleasure
On water and the land.
Each sunset and sunrise, glowing
With bright colors, spread the lake,
And along the shore gay blossoms
Even brighter color make.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02
SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY VALUABLE ASSET

The countys sugar refinery is located at Sugar City.
The plant has been in operation for fourteen years.
An average of 100000 annually is paid the farmers.
Over 100000 has been paid out by the company dur
ing that time
Big annual payroll for borers created by this industry
Cattle feeding large scale is result of sugar
featuring in the county.
The 1913 crop was 81 900 tons of bees
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02

The Utah agricultural experiment
station has demonstrated that alfalfa
hay from one acre, if cut when in
full bloom, produced 562 pounds of
beef, while that cut when in early
bloom produced 706 pounds of beef,
and when cut when half the blossoms
had fallen it produced by 400 pounds
of beef. 1t will be seen that to get
the best out Of crop of alfalfa it
should be cut early. This is advo-
Gated in Crowley county by the two
alfalfa milling companies.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02
John B. Wadlington
In Interesting Letter


implement and the order and amount
of work each must do. depending on
the nature and condition of the land
and the skill and judgment of the
farmer. In other wards stop plow-
ing early enough each day. or better
each half day to run the implemen Is
for finding the surface soil before the
days work is completed thus conseI-
wing the moisture.
The land should never be handled
when wet, the danger of packing
solid is too great. Should this occur
and no rains follow a great loss is
likely to result.
In preparing the land we should
strive to secure we'll stirred, well
fined and wcll-packcd seed bed. Any
method which will bring about such
condition will be we'll repaid in
the better growth of the beet.
The moisture relations in proper
ly prepared soil promote favorable
bacterial growth, thereby usually in
creasing the available fertility. The
young plants are better nourished on
such soils.
Much care and attention should be
given to leveling the surface so as
to produce uniform grades. thereby
lesscning the cost of irrigation.
/ As the future of the crop depends
largely upon the stand secured much
care and attention must be given in
the matter OF seeding. The time for
seeding will vary with every locality
and soil conditions. However, ex-
perimcnts have shown that bcets
planted reasonably early average bet
ter in both tonnage and sugar than
those planted late.
An exact date for planting cannot
be given. An early planting may be
any time from April lst to April 2Oth
A reasonably early planting may be
any time from April 20 to May 10.
But seed should be planted shallow
if there is moisture enough in the
soil to cause quick termination. Say
one inch deep and in no case should
the seed be planted more than two
inches deep.
Fiheness of soil is the great factor
in securing good stand of bcets.
Where conditions for termination
are favorable the land will not likely
need treatment between planting and
termination.
However conditions may arise
which which need attention, heavy
rains after planting if followed by
sunshine and winds may form SO
thick crust that the little plants
will be unable to break through the
surface. This condition is usually
remedied by a light harrow. or
light corrugated roller may answer
the same purpose.
Cultivation should commence carly
This should be done to destroy
weeds and favor the growth of the crop.
Cultivation should be frequent,
deep and thorough at all times to
preserve surface mulch which will
conserve moisture.
Owing to the snow the prospects
ioi thC SoIHiHS ScdSoH arc spIeHoiu
and the farmers should pur forth
every effort to take advantage of
the unusually good conditions which
prevail. If the farmers will tl!y
their soils and the conditions each
season they will find they can pro
duce greater tonnage of bee's and
at the same time better sugar con-
tent.
Fall plowing. while advocated fer
any season, will be found unusually
beneficial the coming season for the
SHOWS which have already fallen this
winter have created great deal of
moisture which the ground winch
was plowed last fall will retain in
large degree.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02

Some few ranchers have, during the
past five years. put out grapes and
have found that their vinyards thrive
so well that Crowley county could
produce them to such an extent that
if nothing else were grown grapes
could make it rich section. The
one thing lacking has been suffi-
cient number of growers to make it
possible to create market.
The Ordway new era., 1914-01-02

Breeders cannot be too careful of
the quality of bulls they get for their
herds. AS is stated by several of the
growers, the best is none too good.
for the cattle industry is demanding
the best from year to year, and the
profits are the best when the breed is
good.
A great deal OF attention has been
given the better breeders of late and
growers are ever on the alert for the
best they can procure. w. R. Matson,
a local livestock and wool broker,
will bring in about 5000 breeding
cows next season.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26

people @ e'aher ne ,he British government or
sa,s tEIu ,yu VIA fail to justify his action -
un,J, ."e Zines, we shall bIde our tIrne
s,ro government again exists In Mcxirn
ineiins enough 10 bring the Offenders In
Ls,,no we are determined Whatever
doat 10 obtain satlsra ction Tor rho
p,-t'n en OF our countryman unless II "a bo
W. maj his end was justi(ia bic
r,,,Ne are Sratined' continues ~.
lines, at the action of Tho am.r,c.n
ite Heht IN furthering the inuuiry but
rcs,I, IeHtuoe an regard 10 the possible
oj,Sn. cmnnot be regarded wjthouI mis-
nia e. Inc masses OF the America neo-
sii,a,1el Sem 20 be not yet reused 10 a re.
at,Idl at,Hoh l'oh or the seriousness of the,r No.
~ IneH have taken the murder
O,,to :, number OF their own citizens So
daret,'S that many OF them fail 10 I'm
.tlT n'Sho British indiena ton Hu, We
is nc surprised and grieved ~ ali tbst
r - pest In The United State does ~
'1g.1shine The justice Of our demands
ne iimes's comments arc ba sod -, ,I.
,tInaEk OF its Washington corrasnondar,
maa me administration here does moi
maa' unless its hands are forced Io
hmTe hnahe any active move 10 bring villa IN
Inc ne correspondent continues
hs,iIHaet et Sp0dy whose opinions are worth
mataiss peleyes that Intervention is uitl-
tio,, inevitable, but the administra
sa - ~ ,,.uHks there is not yet any ponuIa y
q aanI9n ~ lot Intervention, and I'm this The
is right"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
British Still Waiting.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-The British gov
ernment, IL was announced today, is still
awaiting an answer from the state de-
partment at Washington TO It's request
TO the United States government TO Sc
cure safe conduct from General Villa
TO enable Consul Perccval of Galveston
to participate In the investigation into
the death OF William S. Benton at JuareZ.
Francis Dyke-Ackland. parliamentary
nnder-sccretary for foreign affairs, stated
today in the house OF commons that the
foreign office was not prepared TO order
Mr.. Perceval 10 leave FL Paso for the
dangerous districts OF Mexico until il had
received some assurance that lie would
be safe in doing so.
Lord Cowdry today informed the AS
SoCiated Press that there WAS no truth
in the report current III Mexico City
that II was the intention OF the fcdersl
government to transfer tho oil Ia nds in
Mexico TO him for $50. 900. 600 gold after
they have been nstlonalized by tho Mexi-
can congress.
The intention OF the Mexican govern
meDt 10 nationalizc the oil lands was ad-
mitted yesterday by Querido Moheno. the
Mexican minister OF commerce and in
Jn3fr,