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Show WILSON WINS ON THE AMI and there were frequent Interruption! of applauie and noisy demonstration The Missouri delegates accused the Underwood delegates of faking." Senator Stone of Missouri, who had been in consultation with Speaker (lark, climbed to the stage and, when he cuu.d make himgelf heard, released, in the name of the speaker, all of the DEADLOCK FINALLY BROKEN AND delegates who had been pledged to him. HONORS GO TO NEW JERSEY .Vs for Missouri, however," he addAND INDIANA. ed, she will case her thirty-sivotes for Champ Clark to the end." Mayor Fitzgerald of Boitoa withWithdrawal of Candldatea on Last drew the name of Governor Fotta of Massachusetts. Ballot Makea Nomination of WiL It was a foregone conclusion what on Poaaible, While Marahall'a the result would be as the last call of Opponents Qut After Second. the states began. Alabama, which had started every other call with 24 votei Baltimore. After breaking all reo-rd- for Underwood, changed to Wilson, for the number of ballots taken and state after state followed suit It was Just 3:16 oclock when the at a national convention for a presi76 votes of Pennsylvania car solid dential candidate, the Democratic rted Wilson over the winning line delegates finally settled upon a candithe total of 733 votes. Th date on the forty-sixtballot. Gover- making nor Woodrow Wilson being tbe choice stampede did not end until 990 of the 1088 votes In the convention had been of the convention. cast Clark received The ticket wan completed at 1:66. 84 for the nominee. 12. Two were absent and llarmon when after two ballots Governor Missouri, with her 36, hud been Yhomaa It. Marshall of Indiana was Joined in the last ballot for Clark by nominated for 24 of California's 26 votes; by five The nomination of Governor Martwo from came as some- delegates from, Florida, shall for all six from Nevada, fout latuisiana, when the bah from New thing of a surprise, Jersey, the home state ol Governor Wilson; six from the Die trict of Columbia and one from Ohio. This h'T-i- e handful readily Joined in the tnorus of acclamation when Senator Stone moved that tbe nomination be made unanimous. It was 3:35 o'clock when Chairman James officially declared Mr. Wllon the nominee of his party. There was an attempt at another demoiml ration, but the delegates were too tired to keep it up long. The dove of peace played a com spicuous party m tbe final session ol lie Democratic convention the ihir tt.ee ili session. The rollt-al- l of states for nomination for was ordered at 9:40 II. II. Deane of Georgia nominated Champ Clark; but Governor Dockery of Missouri Informed the convention tlniL Clark would not accept tbe nomix a h t. vice-preside- 'r vice-preside- nation. Senator W. E. Furcell of North Dakota watt recognized for the purpose ol ef Governoi presenting the .nan Burke of North Dakota. Samuel Alscheller nominated Elmore W. Hurst of Rock Island, 111., H08tiE after which G. V. Meusies of Mount WOODROW WILSON. Vernon, Ind., presented tbe name ol Marshall. loiluts began it seemed that the Mayor James II. Preston of Balticontingent in the convention more was nominated by Alonzo I had definitely settled upon Governor Miles of Baltimore. E. Burke of Dakota. North Joseph The first ballot on the There was not much of a fight, hownomination gave Marshall 389; ever, and when two ballot disclosed Preston. 58; Chamberlain, Marshall easily in the lead, Governor Burke's name was withdrawn and Marshall was proclaimed the nominee by acclamation. A minute later the conBryan-Wilso- n Iu7v-Uurs- t, vention had adjourned alno die. The Democratic convention at Its final cession Tuesday night was in many respects almost the direct opposite of the sessions that had pro ceeded 1L It was marked by the accomplishment of much business, without very much noise. In one respect It was like many of Its predecessors William Jennings Bryan made a speech. Tbe Democrats took two votei on and were taking a the third roll cal! when Governor Burke of North Dakota was withdrawn and Governor Marshall was named by acclamation. The platform had already been adopted when this came, and In a minute or two after the acclamation motion had carried, the convention was adjourned. Only four ballots were necessary on Tuesday to reach a nomination for When the convention adpresident. journed Monday night It seemed to be in an all but hopeless deadlock. Wilson had begun to lose ground on the last few ballnti and Champ Clark had made a few temporary gains. O'.i the first ballot on Tuesday the Wilson jumped from 434 votes to ii2. Then came the forty-fiftIt was disappointing in a way. for Clark hold Ais own and Wilson made a gain of There were few in the only four. hail at this time who did not believe Wilson would win, but they feared It would tnke a long, long while for him to attain the 726 3 rotes necessary lo nominate. The forty-sixtballot had been or dcred when Senator Bankhead of Alabama was aeen making his way to tbe stage for tbe purpose of withdrawing Underwood's name. Word flushed over tbe great armory that hia purpose was to withdraw Mr. Underwood from tbe race and release his delegates to vote for whom they saw fit. Tbe delegates, wearied by the long cvslons of the past week, realised all at once that this was Indeed the climax. There was a confusion of cheering, applause and calls from one delegation lo another. The galleries caught tip the disorder and added to the din. Senator Bankhead stood for a long while before he cou'.d proceed. lie had uttered but few words when the meaning of his remarks became clear d Mermwid Subject Not Given Attention Really Deserves. I IRRIGATt T0 Many Sections of Country Where Method Could Be Profitably Used by Farmers. It In the eastern part of the gmt plains, a here the rainfall is not large, but ordinarily sufficient to mature Special Study Necessary to Ascertain crops, there are many localities where irrigation could he practically used to Right and Wrong Way to Irriraise the yield of field crops or to progate Returns to Farmers mote the growth of trees, vegetables, 600 Increased Per Cent. fruits and ornamental plants In orchards and gardens and about the (By L. H. WIN BUR. Utah Agricultural homestead. As the fanners in this reCollege.) In this age of specialisation the gion accumulate capital they will unman who attempts to launch out In doubtedly resort more and more to irseveral directions la bound to fall rigation as a means of increasing their sooner or Ister. Ho who sets out to Income, securing more of tlie comforts do one thing, and does It well, is the of life and making their home surman who succeeds. This is true not roundings more attractive. The same thing is true of the Pacific only in business and professional coast. In the Willamette vsliey in Tbe ou well. the as but farm work, MELISSA FREES HER MIND AE knocking anybody. successful farmer is tbe one who de- Oregon, for example, while the annual Kl THE DEAR DEPARTED. the particular line of rainfall is abundant, there is a long 'I always understood that he was votes himselfforto which he finds him- dry period in the summer. Many Mrs. MqoijwtsXuaternal linden very kind to you, Melissa, remarked agriculture rrops which would grow best at this self adapted. fouixf her bereaved leco Aunt Jane. aunt Jane season are greatly hindered by not Is one subject which has There till in her morning negligee, although He was," assented Mrs. Merrlwld. The agricultural experiment drought. been divided as It have should been, waa a it waa nearly ten oclock. It He never even offered to beat me. He station at Corvallis hits been studying handsome, cobwebby negligee, with a used to think be had a talent for sar- because of the lack of attention which this problem In cooperation with the bow at the throat casm, poor man! and I suppose he im- it has secured, and that is tbe subject big cherry-colore- d department of agriculture and haa ai to relieve Its more or leas funereal agined that be was atabblng mo In all of irrigation. Degrees are still offered ready demonstrated the usefulness of inin Irrigation engineering, which black, end Mrs. Merrlwld looked well kinds of tender spots when be talked Irrigation for alfalfa, clover, potatoes, in It, having a fair akin and a figure about the way I managed the house cludes tho entire subject of both tbe and other crops. Business men in dam canal and construction, technique d that was plump, but not too plump. and spent his Porlland, Ore., have become so well money; but There was a tray on a tabouret by he meant to be kind. All he wanted and the application of water to the convinced that Irrigation In western soil the and water of the drainage Mra. Merrlwlde chair, and on the to do was to show me what a silly, Oregon Is profitable, that they are now from the soil. a large irrigation project tray were the mangled remains al two careless, vain, criminally extravaIn every case there is a right and a developing lamb chops and some crusts of toazt, gant creature I was, o that I could renear Salem. Vast areas In the Sacrawhich) with an empty chocolate pot form. And I could always get money wrong way to irrigate, and a right and mento and San Joaquin valleys in Caliand milk pitcher, seemed to Indicate from him by going through his pock- a wrong time lo apply the water, and fornia were for many years farmed that grief for the departed Mr. ets when he was asleep, bless him! to know which is the right requires without irrigation. But after long hesnot had destroyed tbe appetite Really and truly, he wasn't hard to special ptudy Just the same as does itation and much active opposition the tie knowledge of how to produce a great wheat farmers adopted irrigation of hia sorrowing relict manage and I certainly miss him. d beef from a grade Here- as a exclaimed Aunt Insurance against "My poor darling!" ?oor Henry!" ford steer. In fact, the mastering of drought profitable Jane, fervidly. and, once convinced of its I should think you would miss the irrigation art is a great deal more Mra Merrlwld removed her very neat- him!" said Aunt Jane,-rathe- r severely. difficult tliiiu most subjects, because benefit, spent millions of dollars in developing and managing Irrigation sysly stockinged ankles from the elevation He snored a great deal, and I miss so little' thought has been given to tems. ' of a supplementary chair and anue was He Merrlwld. Mrs. that, sighed Irrigation, and so little of real moment in time to meet her relatives sympa- what you Their experience will doubtless ha call a regular and has heeu written about it. However, thetic rush and tackle. "Auntie," she rhythmic might In the Unitsnorer, Henry waa, and It this may he, we need not sit Idly by repeated in many regions ed States as Increasing population laid, extricating herself gently, I'm had a lulling effect after I got used to and make no move to work out better and more awfully glad to see you, but please it Now Ive got to get accustomed to methods complete utilization of our of handling our irrigation wame. on I eascatch cold dont cry to the quiet and lying as long as I ter, just because there la no one to agricultural lands raise the price of land and extend live market for ily. Take off your things, dearie, and want to. Theres so much in habit, us just what to do lu every case. have some breakfast and then tell me auntie, and that's one of the blessed show, until the cost of instalThat is all the greater reason why we ling andcrops where It hurts. Here, I'll help you." irrigation plants will running Tou life. of married compensations With a few competent Jerks, the never saw Henry, and that picture I should set to and attach the problem be amply repaid by the increased for ourselves. The men who get a yields per acre which Irrigation is sure young woman divested her guest of sent you didnt show the wen on his knowledge of this question to bring, in response to considerable her bat and wraps, which she tossed nose. The photographer retouched It thorough to are of be the teachers going onto a davenport. Now for tbe eats, out along with the wrinkles, but It today present demand for Information along this line, and in preparation for the he said, pressing the buxzer beneath was an awfully big wen and I couldnt tomorrow. To convince ourselves of the impor great future of irrigation In the humid tance irrigation plays In our agricul' region, the Irrigation service of the ofture we have only to consider what fice of experiment stations of the deour farms are without 1L Tbe arid partment of agriculture la making a arm is limited practically to the broad study of the irrigation requiregrowing of wheaL while the same farm ments and possibilities of different reby the aid of Irrigation has unlimited gions and Is seeking to discover the possibilities. An arid farmer does ex- most economical and effective methceptionally well If be clean ten dollars ods for the utilization of available wa per acre, while the irrigation fanner ter supplies for this purpose. with an ordinary crop of oata can A large share of the future agricul- cleag sixty dollars an acre on the same tural property of the United States' kind of auil. The increase, then, of will depend on the reclamation and 600 per cent. Is due not to the farmer thorough utilization of land through nor to the soli, but to the irrigation drainage and irrigation. Development water, thus making the water five In both these lines should go hand la times as valuable as the soil. And hand. with t(e more intensive farming- thus made poaaible, tbe returns due to the water sometimes reach fifty times the IRRIGATION OF STRAWBERRIES returns from an equal area of arid Where There le Sufficient Slope to land. Land Rowe Should Be Kept If the water la so valuable, why Is it Down to Get Water. that so little attention Is paid to its measurement and distribution? When A subscriber asks If strawberries a piece of land changes hands, tbe which are to be irrigated by furrow buyer never thinks of accepting it without first having it carefully sur- irrigation should be planted on raised veyed and an abstract made of it, yet ridges, and water applied between the he is willing to accept the water for rows. We have seen strawberry rows that land Just as It comes, or Just as "AUNTIE, WHY THE PEARLY DROP8T the water master, if there be one, pees planted In thia way, but we believe it .he table. "Youve had your break- look at It without shuddering at first fit to give it to him. Many times he is much better to try to keep aoil the plants will work them-aelvefast, of course, which means a wing But I got used to that, too, just as I is not satisfied, and still he takes no level, for on to rows anyway as they up of the chicken left over from yester- did to tbe way he ate his soup. This steps toward the correction of this become older, says the Fruit Growwith a silver of dill morning when I let the water run out condition. days shoe-bo- x er. On land which la nearly level, pickle and a slice of stale bread and of the bathtub It almost brought tnare butter. Perhaps you had a cup of cof- to my eyes, and I'm not a very senti- CURVE IN IRRIGATION DITCH so that water has scarcely any fall. It might be well to ridge the rows. If fee at the station, but I wouldnt mental person, as you know." Is danger of the water there getting bet high on It If you are going to I wondered If you really loved him on the berries, but if there is sufup Be Should Moderated at Cleaning live with me and take care of me when I got your wedding announceficient slope to permit the water flowTime Rock le Most Convenient youve got to gradually accustom your- ments," Aunt Jane mused. "You didnt ing freely, we would much prefer for Making Wing Dams. self to food. Sit down. Auntie, and tell me much, dear, exetpt about tho keeping the rows down. If there la lean back. Don't be afraid of break- bridesmaids and your dress; but I too much sloe to the ground, then of this to the hoped you did. even If he was so Both large and small irrigation course Elsie, ing the chair. the rows should he planted maid hustle on some breakfast for much older tLan jcu. ditches should have the curves . mod- with the contour of the hill. On soma aunt Jane. This may. or the Something good. Well Eo was only thirty years older," erated at cleaning time. in the Irrigated dislunch downtown. Now Auntie, please Mrs. Merrlwld said, and everybody however, be done year after year tricts ofhillsides the west, strawberry rows tell me why the pearly drops?" to bo an with but little result if some utoans are as crooked as can be, but told me that It was fol"Poor Mr. Mernwld!"- - said Aunt old man's darling than a young man's is not taken to keep the current from low the contour and Irrigation they Is much Jane, with a sign. slave. Of course seine old men are building up and culling out at the old more effective. "Oh yes, I see, said Mrs. Merrlwld, better luoking than others and don't places. Win it there is a heavy deYou feel bad on his account. Well, have lnterniUVnt dyspepsia and a posit of sediment on a curve a small FARM NOTES. it was a shame he had to go. Still, chronic grouch. Iut poor Henry had wing dam should he placed on the opsome bank distance higher up dearie, you mustn't let It overcome hit good polo's, and it's very sad to posite Try a few purple cabbages for pickyou. From what the minister said, be left a widow. If it wasn't for be- to keep the current both from cutting ling. there can't be any doubt that he Is ing In coir.foru.b.e rircums'.ancei and In there and to allow it to deposit Cucumber vines require plenty of in a better land, and he certainly had having nobody to trli tne what I must sed linen t und build up instead of water. a rouble In this. He's do and what I spustn't, and being at scouring that side of the ditch. The A tool house Is a necessity on every at resftl the lrl ) ibertr to enjoy tyself as much as I current will then infringe on tbe place farm. t expr'i-sl'feel perfectly where it formerly deposited, making whether yon "Sr'flea 6tWMfte!"Ti Has tho clear channel much more nearly In while this asparagus bed ben worth Aunt Jane looked shocked. "Melis- wretc'ftci- e- But now Ive got a nice, year? Cow peas for seed may be planted as sa, she exclaimed, 1 don't believe sweet chaperone and well let poor a straight line. Rock is the most confor and brush venient but dams, wing on resting. Youll have Henry keep late as July 15. yon are a hit sorry! There are a bunch of old wire and a few stakes A wheel hoe will help to take "Auntie dear, said Mrs. Merrlwld, your troubles, Auntie. sway will or, falling these, gunny the "when poor Henry died, I assure you three of them already and aa soon sacksserve, drudgery of gardening. filled with dirt. with Work the Good seeds are of vital Importance I waa the sorriest lady you ever saw, as I emerge from my seclusion, I supwater and make It work with you Is to the but I can't keep on being sorry for. pose there will be more." gardener. Did you get them? Early-sowMelissa !' exclaimed Aunt Jane, the economic way. ever. It'a nearly three weeks ago spinach, radishes and r, lettuce should be ready to use this you dont mean now and tbe sharp edge Is beginning in tones of month. Growth of Irrigation System. to tell me that you are thinking of to get worn off a little. Put to soak some tobacco leaves for The growth of Irrigation systems "Weren't you happy with him?" marrying again already!" asked Aunt Jane, sharply. Mrs. Merrlwld laughed. "Well see throughout the world has been u re- the plant lice. It will discourage them It depends on what you call happy, what they are like, dearie," the said. markable feature of the agricultural very much. Will you start in the summer withdearie," Mra. Merrlwld explained. I dont expect to marry again, but if progress of the nineteenth century, "When you talk about a happy mar- I can find a man who's young and says a writer In the National Maga- out first having made tbe cellar clean riage, It generally moans that tbs good looking and kind and generous zine. The great Assouan dam across and sweet? first-clas- s Put only clean vegetables high conlractlng parties wuit until the and prosperous and clever, with no the upper Nile has added myriads of hired girl Is back in the kitchen be- bad habits. I may change my mind, acres to the fertilized area of Egypt; on the market. They are the only France lias sown the northern Sahara kind that pay. on one condition." fore they begin to throw the queen Weeds are lot easier to get rid of with oases, made beautiful and fruitWhat's that" asked Aunt Jane. ware, and that they don't call each other anything more venomous than "That I take a fancy to him," replied ful by artesian wells: British India when small than when they begin to Is dotted here and there by public crowd the plants. my love In public. At that. Auntie Mrs. Merrlwld. it is difficult to see how a man who works, which store up the floods of dear, they may have tlioir little dif(Copyright. 1912. by W. CL Chapman.) not keep his road dragged can does the the rains, of some against periodical ferences and be conscious scorching drought of midsummer, and pose as a public spirited citizen. light shortcomings and wcHknesaei In In winter and spring, and sometime Translated. bealdes millions invested by corporaone another. I won't say that I wasnt tions and private citizens, the United In summer and fall, rhubarb pays happy with poor Henry, but being with "By the way, what haa become ol States gevtwnment has constructed as well aa any other garden crop. Ilm while he read the produce mar- the old water wagon?" Busy is the plum curcullo these evenket reports In the cosy winter "I dont know. Maybe 1te a con- some splendid Irrigation systems In Raw him off the tree to fall been considered Irreclaimwhat have days. now. ecstacy nor along the with, stellation yet wasn't Great ings rapture, ou sheet a then tho fire for him. deserts. able -- sot as I and Bear and the Dipper." understand the terms, BTKENNETT v hard-earne- Mer-riwl- d 1,200-poun- high-price- d - vice-preside- forty-secon- jgtpr Suitors of FUTURE OF IRRIGATION e THOMAS R. MARSHALL. 77; Burke. 305 zer. 3; Wade, 2-- 2G; 46 McCombs, 18; Sul Osborne, 8; absent, The result of the second ballot was: Marshall, 4t5; Burke, 387; Cham berlain, 12. Representative Hughes of New Jersey moved that Marshal be nominated by acclamation, but a chorus or t die-len- followed. Chairman James ordered the roll called. Before the rollcall could be begun, the North Dakota delegation withdrew the name of Governor Burke and moved that the nomination of Marshall be made unanimous. Before the motion could he pat there was a chorus of Ayes," and the delegates began to crowd out of the hall. The motion was declared carried at 1:56 and the Democratic convention was over. Woodrow Wilson, governor of New Jersey and tHe Democratic nominee for president, Is 5G years old. He graduated from Princeton In the famous class of 1R79, became president of that institution in 1902. and was elected governor of New Jersey In 1910. lie was married In 1875 to' Miss Louise Axsoit of Georgia. Find Missing Teachers. Chemical Tariff Bill Defeated. Honolulu. Two companb's of Unit Washington.1 The Semite on Wed- ed States troops and a large corps of nesday defeated the chemical tariff volunteer teurhors succeeded Weil Indian hill, passed (ho appropriation night In finding five school bill and adjourned nt 5:15. after hav- nesday teachers who strayed from the tn.lls ing made good hendway on the naval In the Koolau mountains on Jun 29. appropriation bill. Bays Thaw Is Insane. Held on Murder Charge. White Plains. Dr. Carlos II. with Iowa. Charged Sioux (Tty. insanity expert, formerly g the murder of Joseph Moore's family member of Ibo state lunacy conimls-- s of six and two guests at VHIisen. on, testified on Wednesday that Iowa, Juno 10. Frank Roberts, a ne- Harry K. Thaw Is insane -- a par gro, Is held by the Sioux City police. i aaoinc. h Mao-Ponui- djjtell ho-ro- u |