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E RATE ACT Railroads Prepare to liaise Com modity Tariffs July 1st. Shippers Take Immediate Steps to Secure Injunction Roads Pre pared for Stubborn Fight. Chicago, June 2. Ignoring the ac tion of the government in obtaining a court order restraining an increase in rates, Eastern railroads today filed with the Interstate Commerce commis sion at Washington tariffs of increased commodity rates to take effect July 1. Hearing of the unexpected action of the Eastern railroads, shippers, repre sented by the Illinois Manufacturers' association, took immediate steps to secure action by the government simi lar to that taken with respect to West ern increases. J. M. Glenn, secretary of the associ ation, issued a circular similar to the one issued by his association in the Western cases and sent copies of it to all congressmen and senators and to the attorney general and to the presi dent. The members of the association ex pect as a result a bill will be filed in one of the Eastern cities to restrain the Eastern railroads from putting the new rates into effect. No class rates are affected and not more than 50 per cent, possibly only 40 per cent, of the commodity rates are involved. The increases will be im posed upon all shipments in the terri tory between the Mississippi river and the Atlantic seaboard and north of the Ohio river to the Canadian border. It is stated that approximately 60 per cent of the business in the vast territory over which the increase will pertain is done on commodity rates. ITRUST STOOD BY EMPLOYES Haverr.eyer Left Orders to Care for Crooked Weighers. New York, June 2. That the late H. O. Havemeyer, ex -president of the American Sugar Refining company, gave directions two weeks before his death in 1907 to "take care of the boys" was part of the testimony heard today in the trial of three officials of the company charged with complicity in a conspiracy to defraud the govern ment of customs duties. Ernest W. Gerbracht, refinery super intendent; James F. Bandernagel, ex cashier of the refinery, and Charles P. Heike, secretary-treasurer of the com pany, are the three on trial. "Take care of those boys; get coun sel for them; see them through it," were the orders Gerbracht said he re ceived from Havemeyer when he in formed him after the first arrest of checkers that the men insisted on their innocence. "Taking care of the boys," Ger bracht later testified, had extended to paying their wages from the day they left the company's service until the present time. The salary of Oliver Spitzer, ex-dock superintendent, who was pardoned from the Atlanta penitentiary by Pres ident Taft, Gerbracht said, was paid to Mrs. Spitzer while her husband was in prison and he believed she was still getting it. $40,000 RACE PROPOSED. Fat Purses Offered for Three-Cornered Aeroplane Flight. St. Louis, June 2. A. B. Lambert, president of the Aero club of St. Louis, announced tonight plans for an aeroplane race over a triangular course from Chicago to Indianapolis, thence to St. Louis, thence to Chicago. The purse is expected to be about 540,000. Of this amount, the three aero clubs in St. Louis, Chicago and Indianapolis will provide $5,000 each, and the balance will be made up from the 70 or more towns along the pro posed course. The race probably will be held in October. Verdict Staggers Road. Aberdeen, Wash., June 2. Re-arrangement of plans for entering this city, with the possibility that the rail road may end at Cosmopolis, is rumor ed concerning the Grays Harbor & Pu get Sound (Union Pacific) railway as the result of the entirely unexpected verdict of $71,000 secured in a con demnation suit by the Vulcan Iron Works, of Aberdeen. Whether this verdict will be accepted is not yet stated, nor has it been determined to appeal, word being awaited from head Harriman officials in this state. Each Shot Hits Bullseye. Norfolk, Va., June 2. A new world's record for big gun shooting has been made by Coxswain John R. Edwards, of the new battleship South Carolina. With her No. 4 after turret 12-inch guns he made 16 "bullseye" target hits out of 16 shots in 4 :51. Edwards is under 21 years old, is on his first enlistment. His home is in Roadhouse, 111. It is said aboard the South Caro lina that the gunnery, just completed, will make her No. 1 in the navy. Madero Will Be Diaz's Rival. Monterey, Mex., June 2. It the first official issue of the organ of the Anti-Re-Electionists club, El Republi cano, published yesterday, Francisco Madero, a wealthy Haciendado of Neu va, Leon, announced himself as a can didate for president, and Dr. Francis W. Gomez asks support as vice-president on the Anti-Re-Election ticket. FLY THOUUANDS OF MILES, Prizes Offered for Long Distance Flights in United States. New York, June 1. Aerial flights from New York to St. Louis and from New York to Chicago will next be at temped, substantial money prizes for the accomplishments of both feats hav ing been offered. , A prize of $30,000 was offered to night by the New York World and St. Louis Post-Dispatch to the first aviator who flies an aeroplane from New York City to St. Louis or from St. Louis to New York. The New York Times announced that it had arranged with J. C. Shaffer, of the Chicago Evening Post for an offer of $25,000 for an aeroplane race be tween Chicago and New York. Mayor Gaynor announced the prize for the New York-St. Louis flight at the Hotel Astor tonight, where Glenn H. Curtiss, who on Sunday wrote a new chapter in the history of aviation by making a flight , from Albany to Governor's Island, was the guest of the New York World, whose $10,000 award he won. Conditions governing the flight will be announced after a conference with aeronautic experts. A distinguished company gathered to meet the young aviator tonight. At the table the modest Curtiss sat be tween the mayor and Brigadier Gene ral Howe, U. S. A., in command of the department of the East. A flood of congratulatory cable grams and telegrams was read. Among them were messages from Bleriot, the French aviator; the Aero Club of France; Count Jacques de Lesseps, who recently flew across the English channel; Hart O. Berg, the "father of aviation," and Hubert Latham, the French aviator. Hudson Maxim, one of the speakers of the evening, said : "As the warless era, of which we catch glimpses in our dreams of a dis tant future, is unquestionably yet far away, we must in our prediction look to the flying machines in war as well as sport and commerce. " We shall not have to wait 100 years for the staunch, wind-defying machine, with automatic equilibriation. Very soon automobiling of the air will be as safe asautomobiling upon the earth now is. Neither shall we have to wait 100 years for that spectacular eventu ation a fight between aerial navies, for these are bound to come." Curtiss was enthusiastic over the new offer, but, in the absence of de tails as to stops allowed and other con ditions, he would not say definitely whether he would enter the contest. Charles K. Hamilton quickly an nounced, however, that he would be a contestant. He had planned to enter the New York-Albany race, but Curtiss was too quick for him. The announcement of the prize offer ed for the New York-Chicago flight was issued from the Times office late tonight as follows: "The New York Times announces that it has arranged with J. C. Shaffer, of the Chicago Evening Post, for an offer of $25,000 for an aeroplane race between Chicago and New York, the details of which will be announced later." AIRSHIP WAR TEST PLANNED Aviator Hamilton to Take Explosives Into Air With Him. New York, June 1. Unusual inter est was manifested today in the an nouncement that government employes, who are planning on an airship flight test soon in Chickamauga Park, will carry with them explosives to be-dropped at dummy targets situated in the park. The test is to be given under the direction of Aviator Hamilton, and will be an attempt to prove the bene fits of the airship in time of war. The test will be watched with great inter est by government officials as well as the world in general. Airship Treaty Now Under Way. Washington, D. C, June 1. Aerial navigation has made such rapid pro gress that Secretary of State Knox and the government of Mexico are negoti ating an aviation treaty governing the passage of airships across the border between the two countries. It will be the first treaty governing aviation be tween nations and is already on the road to completion. It is announced from the State department that Mr. Knox is only awaiting the test of Mex ico's proposition in detail before tak ing final action on the terms. Comet Still Around. Portland, June 1. Halley's comet, apparently weary of coquetting with mother earth with uncertain and puz zling visions of its dimensions, is showing itself nightly to all viewers with possibly more vividness than when it was closest to earth little more than a week aco. Anv oninion that interest in the wanderer has waned is belied by the crowds that go each night to viewpoints to obtain what thev ex pect to be their last sight of the visitor. Chinese Fear Outbreak. Shanghai, June 1. Chinese warships with troops have been dispatched to Nanking in anticipation of a native outbreak against foreigners. The lat ter have been warned. The Chinese soldiers now at Nanking will be re placed by the force from Shanghai, as they are not considered reliable in case of need. "Jim Crow" Not Passed On. Washington, June 1. An attempt to have, the Supreme court of the United States pass upon the authority of common carriers engaged in interstate commercne to make "jim crow" regu lations met with failure when the court dismissed the. so-called Chile's appeal from its docket. DOINGS OF OUR NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Washington, June 4. Although it came as a surprise to many, there were numerous indications today that the senate and the house might reach a prompt agreement on the railroad bill through practical acceptance by the house of the senate bill. While there was no certainty that such would be the case, there were many, straws pointing that way. This would have the effect of hasten ing the adjournment of congress and members prophesied that with the r-iil-road bill agreed upon, adjournment would come within three weeks. Senators Aldrich, Crane and Elkins today conferred with Speaker Cannon and Representative Mann, of Illinois, who has charge of the house bill. Mr. Mann said that as far as he was con cerned, personally, he would not agree to the senate bill. He said there were many things in the house measure which were not in the one adopted by the senate upon which he would insist. Also there were some things in the senate bill to which he objected. The subject will be called up in the house next Tuesday, when Mr. Mann will move non-concurrence and appoint ment of conferees. The suggestion that the house accept the senate amendments to the railroad bill met with favor at the hands of the Democratic members of the house who had the fight against the measure adopted by the house. They pointed out that the senate bill was a much better one than that passed by the house, from the shippers' standpoint, and if Republican leaders sincerely de sired a measure which would benefit the people they could accept that meas ure. Washington, June 3. The senate today adopted Burton's resolution in structing the Interstate commerce commission to report to the senate all available information regarding the proposed advance in railroad freight rates and to furnish 100 examples of how leading commodities will be affect ed by the increase. Attorney General Wickersham today declared that the department of justice would not proceed further against the rate increases by railroads unless the shippers filed formal protests against the increases. He declared, how ever, that his department was ready to proceed if proper evidence was laid before it. The attorney general's announcement followed the filing of freight increases by railroads in all parts of the coun try. The new tariffs filed with the In terstate Commerce commission provide for increases varying from 3 to 31 per cent and affecting practically every shipping center in the United States. Railroads and shippers are complet ing "war plans." Both sides are pre paring for a big struggle over the rate question. Following the filing of rate increases yesterday by the Eastern and Central Western railroads, the ship pers are preparing to take measures to keep the rates from going into effect. On the other hand, the railroads en joined by the Federal courts from al lowing their rates to take effect are meeting to form plans to fight the case. Washington, June 2. But for the fact that Senator Overman, of North Carolina, succeeded in having the sen ate incoropratie in the railroad bill a provision regulating injunction pro ceedings affected by state law, the sen ate probably would have voted on the railroad bill today. The acceptance of that provision had the effect of inclining some Demo cratic senators more favorably to the bill and of causing the Democratic side of the chamber to request opportunity for consultation before reaching the voting stage on the final passage. Ac cordingly, the vote was postponed to permit a Democratic conference, which will be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow.. The senate today confirmed the nom ination of Fred W. Carpenter as min ister to Morocco. He will leave for his post of at Tangier shortly. An amendment to ,the sundry civil appropriation bill adopted by the house today stipulated that no part of the $100,000 provided in the bill for the enforcement of the Sherman anti-trust law can be used in the prosecution of labor organizations. Tawney resisted the amendment, but received little support from his col leagues. Representative McCredie today in troduced a bill authorizing the holding of a term of the United States circuit court at Vancouver, Washington on the first Tuesday in April and October of each year and at Aberdeen the third Tuesday in April and October. McCredie is anxious to procure a term of the Federal court at Vancou ver, not alone to accommodate the people of Southwestern Washington, but to enable the citizens of Oregon who are compelled to go into Federal courts of Washington to do so at the most convenient place. Washington, June 1. The confer ence report on the river and harbor bill includes an appropriation of $300,000 to be used with a like amount hereto fore appropriated by the btate of Ore gon for the purchase of the existing Bourne Joins Insurgents. Washington, June 1 Senator Bourne has joined the insurgents and broken with the Taft administration. Whether the break is due to Bourne's change of affiliation or whether his insurgency is the result of his break w ith the presi dent no one seems to know, but he is now regarded bv the insurgent leaders as a recruit in their camp and by vot ing with them continually, as he has done on the interstate commerce bill, be is serving his probationary period. canal and locks at Oregon City, or for the purchase of right of way and con struction of a new canal and locks on the opposite side of the river. The item of $60,000 for improve ment of the Upper Willamette is also passed and provision ia made for a sur vey of the river from Oregon City to Portland; The Republicans of the house went squarely on record tonight for the prompt passage of the postal savings bank bill, which is part of President Taft's legislative program. The bill was finally agreed on at a four-hour conference lasting until midnight, at which the following resolution sub mitted by Representative Tawney, of Minnesota, was adopted: "Resolved, That the postal savings bank bill, agreed on by this caucus, be and the same is hereby adopted; that the 3ame be reported by the committee on post offices and postroads, and that it is the sense of this caucus that a rule be re ported from the committee on rules for its consideration in the house." The caucus was largely attended and the only bolt was by Representa tive Southwick, of New York, who ve hemently denounced the bill as radical ly Socialistic and withdrew, declaring his intention to fight it on the floor of the house. Mr. Southwick signed the call for the caucus and has attended the three previous caucuses on the bill. The caucus fixed at 65 Jper cent the amount of funds Splaced in the postal savings banks that must .remain on de posit in banks in each state and ter ritory, and 30 per cent as the propor tion of such funds that the trustees may withdraw for investment in Unit ed States securities. Washington, May 31. Senator Bourne's drawbridge amendment was eliminated today from the river and harbor bill by the conference commit tee and the bill was reported back to the senate and house for final passage. This ends drawbridge legislation for this session, for neither house will re store the amendment to the bill. The committee, however, is satisfied with the action of the War department in agreeing to amend its bridge regu lations to permit the closing of draws from 6 :30 to 8 :30 a. m. daily, with two 15-minute open periods when re quired. The War department, as pre viously stated, refuses to grant any closed period at night, for reasons heretofore explained, and there seems no prospect that this determination will be altered. Senator Heyburn to day in the senate declared that Idaho does not favor the popular election of United States senators, and later, in effect, declared that the Idaho legisla ture was not sane when it indorsed this proposition. Heyburn comments were injected into Senator Owen's speech in favor of popular election of senators. It is expected the bill authorizing the withdrawal of public lands will be considered by the senate as soon as the railroad bill has passed, and that it will pass after a brief discussion. Senator Clark, of Wyoming, will offer an amendment providing that the with drawals shall not last beyond the ses sion of congress during which they are made, his purpose being to prevent tying up the public domain by with drawals. Western senators will add the $30, 000,000 irrigation bill to this measure as an amendment. Washington, May 30. The railroad regulation bill will probably be finally voted on in the senate tomorrow. Wednesday.it is the plan of the senate leaders to send the bill as finally adopt ed by the upper house to President Taft. He will consider the bill care fully and make a number of recom mendations. It is hoped this way that the bill finaliy adopted by congress will be nearer the form first - .sent to congress than the battle-scarred rem nant adopted by the house, and that is now on its way to passage in the senate. ; The expected changes are to be made in conference. The bills of the two houses differ considerably. It is cer tain that the house will refuse to adopt the bill passed by the senate and that the measure will go to conference. It is here that Taft's study of the bill passed by the senate is expected to count. The senate leaders will ask Taft to make immediately recom mendations to the committee suggest ing the sort of bill he would be willing to sign. It is believed he will recom mend that certain of the original pro visions be reinstated. The conference committee has prac tically the last word in forming the bill. The two houses can adopt or re ject the suggestions of the committee or send the measure back for further consideration, but no amendment can be adopted. The regulars expect to rush the conference report through (luring the final days of the session, when congressmen are anxious to get away from Washington. Naturally, congress does not want to enact a bill that will be vetoed by the President, and so his recommendations, it is ex pected, will have considerable weight with the committee. Missouri Law Held Invalid. Washington, June 2. The statute of Missouri, passed March 13, 1907, prophibiting foreign corporations from doing business within the state, if they seek litigaiton in the United States court, was today declared un constitutional by the United States Supreme court The court upheld the opinion of Judge Smith McPherson, of the Circuit court of the United States. The opinion replied forcibly to the critics of the Federal courts. 4C A General Purpose Poultry Howe. This building ts 14 feet wide, and can be as long as desired, adding an other set or sets of rooms and sheds at one or both ends. The construc tion Is simple, but durable. Outside walls are covered on outside and in side with light weight prepared roof ing, placed on cheap lumber. Plaster board may be substituted for the In side. Studs are 2x2, and there are two sets; waterproof paper being placed between them. Thus a double air space Is secured. Rafters are of 2x4, and may be stripped beneath and practically the same construction used as for the sides; using thicker roofing. So constructed, the building will be very warm. Foundation Is of stone, brick or grout. Floors are of cement, covered with dry sand. Broken stone, well tamped as for macadam road Is cheaper than cement, and makes a fair substitute. The ventilators, be ing placed In the warmest parts of rooms will draw. Windows have sash EXTERIOB VIEW OF POULTRY HOUSE. with some glass, but mostly filled with heavy muslin. This lets In a fair amount of light, and air enough to prevent dampness. By using two courses of cloth It will be fully as warm as one of glass, and insure a dry building. . One room has a double row of nests, with wire partition above. When a hen wants to set, her nest Is pushed through into small room, and SECURING PROPER GRADE. wsaa ; - - - r--r. To obtain an even grade In trenches where tiles are to be laid, stretch lines across the ditch five feet above the bed. The lines are tied securely to stakes on either side of the ditch. White cotton rope one-fourth inch in diameter Is the best kind to make easy sighting. The proper hitch on the stakes is shown in the lower illustrations. In practice a mark can be made on the long handle of the shovel five feet from the point and the sighting done without delay as the work goes on. replaced by the one opposite; the door being closed. A small door leads to an exercise yard. Partition door is open, except when raising dhickens. Scratching sheds have earth floors, and are' enclosed by wire fencing, with doors. In winter muslin can be added, making the sheds warm, and not ex cluding the sun. . . The, brooder room has a wood floor. Beneath is a basement for incubator. By. a stove in room above and the double flue chimney both can be kept at any desired temperature, and the air pure, A trap .door covers stair way. Basement has windows on both sides. Eatranee la from north; while south side is taken up by' yards. Farm, Stock and Home. . The Joe Strawberry., The Joe strawberry has had quite ex tensive trail and everywhere made a good record. It is a mid season to late berry, and under favorable conditions grows to the largest size. One berry is recorded as weighing more than two ounces. The plant is large and very vigorous and healthy in growth. The berry is regular in shape and among the most beautiful in general appearance. It is also of high flavor. If you have a heavy, rich soil and will mulch the plants well, you can raise some prize winning berries from the Joe. Orange Judd Farmer. VonlnK Cowpcaa. The cow pea is sometimes sown in combination with other crops, such as corn, Kaffir corn and sorghum, for hay. When planted in these combinations there Is danger of the cowpeas becom ing stunted in growth If the crop with which it Is combined is planted too thick. Sown broad,a?t, cowjita often make little growth with,- ttu&se crops, but when planted in rows with corn and cultivated the growth Is quite satisfactory. 3 'Sfelfe Boon to Horaen. If horses had means of expressing their thanks they would probably unite and send a resolution of gratitude to the Pennsylvania man who invented the horseshoe shown In the sketch. The horse shoe has a series of parallel ridges on Its heel and toe portions. The ridges on the toe Dortlon run parallel to the longitudinal axis of the shoe and those on the heel portion run transversely. These ridges form a se ries of recesses adapted to receive and retain snow or dirt; thus forming a bearing surface for the shoe and mak ing the' horse surer of his footing. Running In opposite directions as they do the corrugations act as a sort of brake in whichever way the animal's feet may happen to slip and the whole effect Is to prevent snow or dirt "cak ing" on the flat of the shoe. Bran with Alfalfa for Cowl, At the Massachusetts station, with new milch cows, a supplementary ra tion of bran gave slightly superior re sults to one of alfalfa meal. With the bran ration the cows gave 1.6 per cent more milk; and 3.1 per cent more but ter. The several feedstuffs were fig ured at the same price per pound, ex cepting the wheat bran and alfalfa; the former cost $22 and the latter $30 a ton In the market On this basis the alfalfa, ration would Increase the cost of milk and butter some 9 per cent. If the bran and alfalfa were figured at the same price per ton the food cost of the product would vary very slightly. Owing to the excess of. fertilizer Ingredients, especially nitro gen, In the wheat bran, the bran ra- tion would furnish a somewhat richer manure. .. This fact should not be en ilrelylost sight of in comparing the merits of the two feeds. ' . Felling: Treen by Kleetrlelty. According to a statement issued by the Siemens-Schuckert Company of Berlin, the felling of trees by means of wires heated by electric currents, which' has been described in Various newspapers, cannot be accomplished in a practical and economical manner, for the following reasons: The wire, to cut effectively, must be very tightly stretched and it is therefore very li able to rupture, in consequence of its high temperature. The redhot wire caroonizes the wood, and the charcoal. If allowed to accumulate, protects the interior parts from the heat of the wire. In order to remove the char coal, the wire must be roughened and moved to and fro lengthwise, so that the operation is still a sort of sawing, and the motion and roughening in crease the liability to rupture. 4 Trapneata and Dry Feed. Prof. Chambers, referred to in our last Issue, ascribes his success to in telligent feeding, good care and trap nesting. His hens receive dry feed entirely. He gives a light feed of whole wheat and corn three times a day, scattering the grain in the litter. He keeps before his hens all the time in self-feeding hoppers, a dry mash made of the following mixture: Pounds. Bran 200 Alfalfa meal 200 Corn meal ....100 Shorts 100 Linseed meal 100 Meat, bone and blood 100 All these are mixed with a little salt and cayenne pepper. limiting the Flock. Where the farmer himself works with poultry as he docs with hogs or cattle. 200 hens should be the mini mum limit of the fiock. and more than this number can be handled with profit if the farmer understands the busi ness and has ay me hired help. Both eggs and market poultry are very high and any farmer can make as much or more from poultry as he can with any other farm animals, if he puts thought and work into the business. Mlllt for Toultry. Poultry and dairy fanning go well together. Milk fed to poultry In all forms, produces pood results. How ever, care should be tak"n to kep U dishes clean and sweet