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Show - Villa mmmj I f" i BLAMtSIHthAHfflbKGIRLS HGHT DUEL BURNS GIVES IDEAS I. FOR LOVE OF RETAIL DEALERS SAY PACKERS AND FARMERS ARE .,bi c PAR HIGH PRICES. OIUbk on Prices prevailing High Prices. of meat In testimony - given before the Senate committee Investigating the creased cost of living on Tuesday. In- n. 1 retail men from New York. "Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing- ion were neara ana wmier orawn, a Washington dealer who kills his own meat, was tho only one wno aid not Lin,i that the mice of meat had none fup at least 10 per cent during the last five years. Mr. Drown Insisted that prices were practically the same now as then. All agreed, however, that competl-loamong the retailers kept the ,rtce to the consumer as low as pos- tnlu n I W. ast J p al 3 P. ft! sible. Each witness vigorously denied the retailers were responsible for prevail-ng prices, and none would admit that on prices existed my agreement imong them. While no one charged that the packers were in a combination, all the witnesses who bad dealings with them leclared there seemed to be no competition for retail trade. When com-'.alwas made to the packers about idvanclng prices, they said the latter ixplalned that the stock was scarce. 1 oth 5 l! TJnioil i outhens , SCENIC 7 Sleep ITREET CAR STRUCK BY ENGINE. Kuai vita re People Injured as Result of Blunder of Some One. Los Angeles, Cal. Thirty-siperons were injured, some, of them so kriously that they probably will lie, when an Oak Knoll car of the Pacific Electric system was tossed a om the track by the engine of eight train on the Salt Lake Route Tuesday night. The electric car was crowded with kople returning to their homes from Die theaters. The car bad been brought to a stop at the crossing of ie Salt take tracks on Aliso street nd then was started up again and over the crosftug when as half-waDie freight train crashed into the rear nd of it, throwing it on its side and urllng the occupants through the win- ws and against the sides and roof if the car. Some were pinned under Icath the car. Dar FIGHTING CORPORATION TAX. be onstitutionality of Law Attacked by Different Corporations Washington. Attacks on the of the corporation tax bomed into prominence on Tuesday hen brief after brief In opposition u filed In the supreme court Final faiment of the cases involving the lestion is set for next week. Prominent among these briefs was me of former Senator Foraker of hio, solicitor for IxhiIs W. Jared, a lockholder in the American Multi- Tiph company of Cleveland, O., who eks to have the company enjoined rnm paying the tax on the ground fat it is unconstitutional. Thirty-si- Per i lire ol t Agw ike Cli; :r is day 9 land hi tivationti ate iluri'.i Thoussn r rtetl with I his iuw ' thousst )AHU? rnied unities es ailroad C illtiTfl IDS'' m" 1). S.Spei :ity. x x perfeq Strike Breakers - lnclud- Six persons, a young girl, were wounded Tues- iy eight by bullets fired by a party alleged strike breakers who rode 'd!y up and down Frankfort avenue a trolley car and shot into the rowds that lined tne sidewalks. A one thrown by one of the crowd In- red a strike breaking motorman. at this, fifteen of his collides took out a car. all of the win- ws of which they Droke with their Ub9. as the car, loaded with armed rike breakers. 8iHd down the ave-ie- , bullets were rained at the ioer- Philadelphia. d crowd. Frisco Gets Big Fight. Fiat pisco. After weeks of Incision, negotiations and more or controversy between the Joint omoters, it was definitely announced icsiluy evenlnir hv "Tr" Rlckard lack (lleason that the Jeffries- linson fortyflve-rounchampionship "ie m July 4 will be held in nn na within the race track enclosure no lantonila JoeUev club at Km Willf, A'ainoiln fit milv nnr.-a- l 9 bay from San Francisco. San d A Fool and a Pistol. Hah. While on his way after making a visit to Juab and N'ephl. me t,JtK Syrup sin of a rtic on in Intoxicated, Edwin Uigier 1 Ht till' ruiinl. w..., U T,i.,l. ""imieiii company. The bullet hit Kn(1' an exploded, flvo of the nieces wis n yo'insr man by tho name of Ivy, a man from Sclplo, Jumped o HlKler and beat him unmercl- ' There arn rimilita nf nririll'B . vry. d Wounded by the Fifth Shot. The victorious combatant received an enthusiastic ovation from her fellow students. WILD DOGS IN OKLAHOMA Farmers Have Organized in Muskogee County to Wipe Out the Beasts. Fort Gibson. Okla. In McClain township, a heavily wooded, rough section of Muskogee county, the farmers have organized for the purpose of have wiping out the wild dogs that been making raids on the live stock of the township and killing sheep and hogs by the score. Two years ago two tramp dogs apof that peared In the wilder section forth whelps brought They portion. and these have grown to be great vicious dogs that have always run of the wild, with all the cunning of the timcoyote and the fierceness unber wolf, added to which Is an of habits the of canny knowledge in the seen never are men, They a house dav rime and never approach with the utthen and at night except and most caution. They kill pigs else they dare at whatever and sheep tack when driven by hunger. Longest Masonry Span. In the The longest masonry span Grafton bridge, the be to said is world by the city of Srttand'New Zealand. It Is 010 eet middle In Courts and 40 feet wide, and the for Twenty Years. irch has a span of 320 feet, and a 08ton- -A receiver for the Massa-estat- e roadway elevation of 14 feet above of tho late Andrew J. the lowest part of tho valley which it a millionaire of '". Butte, Mont., crosses. or hlch there has been litigation r B,,arly twenty vears. la asked for Land and Water Automobile. ult filed in the The French war office has recently supreme court an automobile which is spPh A. Coram of Drookllne, from a or tw0 of of being Instantly changed the heirs. Coram has a It cough machine. to a wnter the estate owes him unward mov on land and 12 inecd kilometers 3a thrombi IneM t m,lll,m dol,ttrs for mony ad' Smeters the water. It can carry in the 111 nntnu I X nteed vwiivuv. four Arsons, and I. actuated by a if .vihumioti ad. J'JJJ ff the Davis will was be- - horse power motor. VE capa-Bbfe- H rll.ol.l T1 1 1 1 most Women, Accompanied by Female concise Hillings, Mont., give form the policy of the conSeconds, Go to Woods to Settle gress. By resolution, the congress with Code of Honor. adopted plans for carrying out the suggestions that were given In the secreBerlin. A duel between female tary's annual report, as follows: medical students has occurred "During the year very important deat velopments have demanded recogniI'resterlik, on the Sileslan frontier. Olga Metzeroff and Uonea Ilnotsky tion of the necessity for larger plans quarreled over their common love for In considering future work. Every state in the west, and many states a dashing young medical student named Brightener, who made love to ?ast of the proposed line of demarcaand the both, but engaging himself to neither. tion between the seml-arlThe rivalry caused hatred between rain-bel- t districts, has given evidence at lively interest in the congress and the girls. Blows were exchanged. Editorial utterances In "Advanced" women that they are, its work. they hold themselves by the stand- leading newspapers in New Hampshire, i ennesEce, New York and other ards of male chivalry, consequently eastern states Indicate that the sue-- , the Ilnotsky girl who was the recipient of the first blow in the hand to hand :ess of the congress means untold in added agricultural producfight, sent two other female students wealth as her seconds to Olga Metzeroff, who tion in sections of the east where also obtained two. The four seconds drought Is an element to be coiubatted Official communicaby the farmer. arranged that the duel should be tions from officers of the agricultural fought on German territory to avoid lepartments of many nations indicate the Austrian police. that the successful working out of the The conditions were that pistol before this congress will problems shots at 15 paces should be exchanged affect the prosperity of permanently until one of the combatants was disthese nations and that It is the duty abled. Three days were spent in of this great organization to spread practicing shooting and then the duel- its educational work into every part ing party crossed the frontier at sun- ot the world. rise and proceeded to a spot in a for"The organization of the Texas Dry est. The combatants took their posiFarming congress through the untiritions and one of the seconds gave the ng work of Committeeman Martin of signal. the general congress was a triumph The duelists exchanged four shots which shows plainly the advancement before either was hit. At the fifth made by this movement and the posshot the Metzeroff girl received a sibility of organizing local state orwound in the left shoulder and fell ganizations for the purpose of arousfainting in the snow. Her wound was ing local Interest among farmers In bandaged and she was conveyed back their own behalf in the greater study to Austria. Her recovery is certain. of the world problem. Your secretary suggests that while there should be no cessation of the work along the lines already fixed by the past experience and by the constitution of the congress there should be a greater effort to establish the work through local organizations which should cooperate officially under the constitutions, with the parent organization, and to push the membership of the congress into every section where dry farming may be considered helpful in advancing agricultural interests. "As a means of fixing official federal interest in the congress In every nation it would be well to organize "Divisions"' for the various nations or empires throughout the world. The division of the British empire, for Instance, should contain "Sections" of the Dominion of Canada, the commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, India and Egypt. This plan can be followed with the nations ot the earth. No constitutional lines can be fixed at the fourth congress, but sanction should be given to the administrative officers for the working out of the suggestions and the preliminary establishment of the work during the year, the final detailed plans to be submitted and results of correspondence and international work to be reported to the fifth congress." Start Something. Utah. Train Concerning the enlargement of the STUDENT CAUSE OF QUARREL plans for future work, the Ideas suggested by Secretary Burns of the lourth "Ivslry Leads to Hatred and Young beld r.t Dry Farm congress recently 5 ft Concerning Enlargement of Plans for Future Work. FIRE FIVE SHOTS FROM PISTOLS Billings Congress, by Resolution, UNTIL ONE FALLS Adopted Plans for Carrying Out WOUNDED. Suggestions Given In Secretary's Report. Deny That Any Agreement Exists and Will Among Retailers Not Assume Responsibility for Retail meat dealers 'claced upon the farmers and the packi' - ...nathllltv for the hleher nil IN GROW ALFALFA ON DRY LAND Conceded by All Western Farmers That Moisture Is Key to Success in Raising Crop. If a farmer on the dry plains has a well that will furnish Just enough water for 50 head of stock, It would be absurd for him to keep fiO or 75 head on the sam supply of water; and it is equally ridiculous for him to attempt to crowd plants In soil where the moisture Is limited. Some plants may develop with less moisture than others, but alfalfa is not of these plants; on the other hand, it is conceded by all western farmers that an abundance of moisture Is the key to success in growing alfalfa for hay. , When it Is well established, alfalfa will endure long droughts and will revive when water Is applied; to that extent, It Is adapted to dry farming, and its deep rooting tendency may enable the crop to grow without Irrigation, if the roots can penetrate to moist soil. There are many localities on the from heavy plains where the run-of- f showers could be collected and diverted by ditches upon soil suited to alfalfa. Often In h "draw" where moisture from the surrounding prairie is inclined to center, good encouragement for seeding to alfalfa is offered. Dry Farm Implements. The implements for dry farming are gniilar to those used in other parts iron excepting that the corrugated toller is quite generally used to compact the ground. It is not bo much in the tools as in the manner of their districts the use. In the semi-aridrill is used instead of the broadcast seeder, and in growing all manner of cultivated crops the small tooth cultivator is used Insetad of the coarse shovel. The weeder and the light harrow come Into much better use than they do In the more humid regions. The essence of dry fnrmlng Is the to catch all deep compart furrow slice the moisture that falls, and the dust blanket to conserve this moisture. WINTER CROP VERSUS SPRING Former Has Decided Advantage Over Latter Matures Before Hot Sea son Opens, With the same amount of labor acre of winter wheat will outyicld a.) acre of spring wheat, the land for which vas plowed In the spring, by a hundred per cent. But If the ground for the spring wheat was plowed Ip the fall the balance In fa?or of th winter wheat will be about 40 pei cent. Winter wheat has more tlmo to take root and also scorns to have developed a deeper rooting habit than any small grain excepting rye. The land being plowed in spring or summer remains In splendid condition to absorb moisture all winter At the first show of warm weather the crop starts to grow and matures before the hottest and driest part of the season commencs. In order to obtain the best results winter wheat should be planted early. We find that with us at nearly C.0O0 feet altitude, August is the best month, giving it time to stool before winter and hold down the soli, which prevents It from blowing away from the roots and keeps It In better condition In case of a dry fall. Another thing In favor of winter wheat Is the green pasture It supplies late and early In the season a great boon to the dairyman. It can be pastured to advantage until the frost is out of the ground in spring. It will make a crop on the winter's moisture when spring grain planted on spring plowing will fail utterly In a dry year. In fact spring wheat should never be planted except on fall plowing, even If the ground is dry and cloddy on top, for it will nevertheless, in nine cases out of ten, fine down and absorb enough water by spring to make a good tilth, but if the land Is not in condition to plow deep enough (this Is the main point to consider), then It may be better to leave It until spring, and disk it to catch moisture during the winter. The top six inches may be dry and under that fairly moist, then If the plow is set down say ten inches it will work well In the moist earth, but there will be some clods from the dry ground, the upper six Inches. One objection to winter wheat is that In order to raise this crop to perfection It is necessary to have two fields, one fallow while you are cropping the other, but where land is plenty and cheap there are few methods more profitable than the alternate fallow system, which is being adopted in all the dry wheat-raising districts. We can grow it Just as well here as in Alberta, or the Dakotas, or the Blue Ridge district of eastern Oregon. In fact, we have better wheat soil than some of these places. It Is simOn our ply a question of method. ranch we have raised it since 1888 without a failure. POULTRY NOTES. The setting hen must be carefully watched else she will leave the nest Be sure and make use of the oyster shell, green feed, and keep plenty ol fresh water on hand.. Now Is the time to mate the pens. This work should be done with great care and consideration. The roof of the chicken bouse should be covered with tar paper, oi someother material, to prevent leak- Suffragists Plan to Charm the Senate be one of the delegates. Mrs. Oliver II. V. Belmont will be one of the of the Political Equality association. Many suffragists in New York hawbecome greatly exercised over the recent meeting bold by Mrs. Belmont at the Mount Olivet Baptist church, at which she took many negro women Into her organization. It has caused many to speculate as to the possibility of enfranchising the negro women of the southern states. Many letters bav been exchanged during the past week between the New York women and thr suffragist workers In the south discussing the manner In which the colored women's vote can be eliminated "If we got tho vote." "Yes," said Mrs. Ida Ilusted Harper.. "It is true that the southern women wish to bar the colored woman from voting. But as the national association stands for universal suffrage at all times and In all places, we cannot, countenance this action of the soutb-er- n women. The southern states that' belong to the national association Kentucky, Louisiana, Missis-slaslp- pl, Missouri, Maryland and - WASHINGTON. The annual of women suf fragists, which will be held In Wash ington the week of April 14, will be the most notable gathering of Its kind In point of numbers and personnel that ever has taken place In this country. Never before have women ot such wealth and social position Journeyed to the national capltol to press their cause. Their presence will be celebrated by Washington society with a round of social functions. ' Many of the society delegates will wear their most fetching toilettes to the convention and they hope to convert many statesmen by showing them, that It Is not only the masculine type of women who wants the ballot There la another and more potent reason for the fair suffragists wearing their most elaborate costumes. For the first time the women delegates will appear In person before the senate, Tbey will present to the upper house of congress the giant petition for which names have been gathered for several years from every state In the union. The petition praying for unl versal suffrage contains more than 1,000,000 names. Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Equal Franchise society, will Ten-nenee- ." - Mrs. Belmont gave out the following: statement regarding her stand on thematter: "I do not consider the suffrage question a social question In any sense ef the word. It Is purely a political question and must only be considered aa i such. The matter ot political equal- Ity has no connection with social equal- ity. I think each state has the right: to settle this matter for Itself." - -- -- Monk Chases Longworth Dinner Guests tered at the company. The womes shrieked and scrambled to their chairs, while the men fell over each other la trying to evolve masurea of protection and at the same tlmo capture the beast The monkey eluded the brave hunt It sprang from the chandelier to the sideboard, ran around the room three or four times, . while the women and some of the' men went rapidly out of the nearest doors. Then it vaulted Into the .plate rail, where it did a few stunts to the damage of much brlc-- brae. Finally It Intrenched Itself behind a jardiniere where eventually It was captured. When the moukey was restored u Its cage and quiet had settled dowa over the dinner once more. Mrs. Bourke Cockran, who Is visiting Gen. and Mrs Clarence Edwards, expressed the opinion that there was something wrong with the construction of the nest provided for Mrs. Longworth's pets. She had been In the Philippines and she thought she knew something-abou- t the building of homelike monkey nests. Cotton and soft grass were produced, and Mrs. Cockran proceeded to rearrange the monkey' home. The beasts did not appreciate her ef-- ' forts, however, and one of them bit her thumb. A physician examined and said there would be no dangerous consequences. ers with ease. COL. ROOSEVELT Is having any thrilling adventures in Africa than a number of distinguished persons had In the dining room of bis daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, In Washington, they think be owes It to his family to come home at once. According to the tidings brought to the front by the society reporters, there was a monkey hunt at the Long-worth-s that left the company duly Impressed with the terrors of the Jungle. IF It appears that Representative and Mrs. Longworth were giving a dinner In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbllt of New York. Along toward the close of the dinner the talk drifted to animals, and Mrs. Longworth described two pet monkeys she recently The guests expressed a acquired. desire to see the animals and Mrs. Longworth had the cage carried Into the dining room. In some way the door of the cage became unfastened and one of the It leaped to the monkeys escaped. ing. a Some sort of meat food is necessary center of the table, to take place of the bugs and insects handspring, climbed to the chandelier, which are a part of the summer diet. where it bung by Its tall and chat One does not fully realize the ex pensiveness of a turkey until It becomes necessary to buy one for Christmas. There Is no branch of poultry husbandry that will prove so profitable tc the farmer as turkeys when properly handled. Open air and exercise are necessary but when the chickens become chilled there Is danger of a falling off in egg production. Vertigo in pigeons is incurable. It IF ALL the useful animals In the world were to organize themselves generally shows Itself by the manner In which the bird turns Its head about for revolt against the cruelties of man they would outnumber any human and appears to be dizzy. When you send your squabs to the army that could be brought against market dressed they should be dry them, even If every man, woman and picked. This method gives them a child marched from the four corners much better color than when scalded, of the earth to enlist. The department of agriculture at and they appear plump. The little Indian Runner duck Is Washington has Issued a report showclaimed to be the best layer of the ing that the number of useful animals duck family, and. in some Instances, more than equals the population of the has produced 100 to 150 eggs a year, earth. according to the stories of those whe Gen. Bellwether could organize his keep them. sheep into a division of 580,000,000, outnumbering the Chinese by more than 100,000,000. The horse could Dry Farming. "Father" Campbell, the apostle ol have a cavalry division of more than 95,000,000, with a corps of more than dry farming, says: "Two great discoveries have been 7,000,000 mules and 9,000,00 Jackasses 1 made that less water by far Is needed than our forefathers supposed to be necessary to grow a large crop. "2 That man can by scientific til lage not only double and treble the present average yield, but can also ' guard against 111 effects of long drought periods that have In the past linyed havoc and caused the depopulating of mnny a new farm home. "In the dry country there are upwards of 200,000,000 acres of land that can be put to better use than at COL. CECIL LYON of Texas Is a The greater part Is now ranchman who plays poll-tic- s present. for the fun of It, and who plays so given over to the principle of making SO acres support one steer. The ad- well he Is now credit with the ownvantage to all concerned, If these ership of the Republican party of acres are made to produce 30 or 40 Texas. bushels of wheat worth 1 per bushel, When Col. Lyon gets up out of a or 200 bushels of potatoes to each chair he opens up like a carpenter's acre, Is obvious. Yet that Is well rule, a section at a time. When he within the range of possibility." talks you can stay out In the next room and miss none ot the story, for Col. Lyon is typical ot his big state. Water for Chickens. Col. Lyon sat In the Press club In When milk is fed to the chickens do not negleoi to give them plenty of Washington one evening and told ot fresh water. Neither will take th the Job he got In Texas for a young tontlenian of color who wanted to placu of the other. and,-turnin- g a d Enough Useful Animals to Destroy Man to carry supplies to the front About 100,000,000 goats could furnish milk, while 21,000,000 buffaloes could stamp out Spain man by man. Meanwhile 2,000,000 camels could campaign In their familiar conditions or deserts and dry places and 900,000 hardy reindeer could sweep the northern climes. There arc, aa nearly as can be 1,500,000,000 useful animals world, including, in addition to those mentioned, enormous numbers ot cattle and hogs. The United States leads In the nuo ber of Bwlne, with about 50,000,00 s third of all in the world. Australia leads with sheep 88,000,000, the United States being third In'-th- European Russia and the United States are about even on horses, with about 25,000,000 each; more than half the mules are here. British India la the principal habitat of the goat; there are 30,000,000 there. The camel k usually associated with Egypt, bur; but there are only 175,000 700,000 In Asiatic Russia. therer-agalns- t How Col. Lyon Created a Federal Job work for tho government Lyon looked over tho pay roll of-employes at the federal building- at home. There wore no vacancies and most of the Jobs had a long wafting list of applicants. Lyon looked abroad at the llHts of employes In other federal buildings. Ho found a job be didn't know about It was the job of a char woman. Col. Lyon looked It up In- - the dictionary and found that a char woinau was one who polished doorknobs and things. There were plenty of knob in the federal building back home..,, but his man was not a woman, and the dictionaries made no mention, ot - char men.. This did not stop Col. Lyon- - of Texas. lie created the office of char-man- , the only one In existence, so far as Washington knows, and the ywin,; man who wanted to work tor the government Is polishing knobs with great eclat |
