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OFFICIALS SCORED Roosevelt Turns Light on fa Like Lorlmer and Haskell. Declares Country la Disgraced By Such Men Sympathizes With New Mexico. FIRST MOVE FOR PEACE. Mexican Government and Insurgents Both Fear Intervention, New York, March 15. Before Se nor de la Barra departed for Washing ton today he gave out here the proofs of an article which will appear to morrow in the Independent, on "The Situation In Mexico," urging all his countrymen, regardless of "all divis ions of party, all differences between men," to recall the '"'sacred interests of our country," and "to work to gether for the progress of true demo cracy and best development of the motherland." The ambassador penned this appeal Albuquerque, N. M.. March 16. Colonel Roosevelt paid his respects by name to Senator Lorimer. of Illinois. and Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, only last night, after his conference tonight. He denounced both as "unfit with Senor Limantour. th Mexiran to hold public office." Their election, :.- ftf finan ,. ha fiPicnfii iiPiifQ nc UATiniiAi uiddchihgcI uLiiLiinL riLGfiu ui imnuwiL n i l 1 iuu . : EARLY SPRING WORK. AMERICAN PRISONERS SAFE. it so very important that at the very last moment he had the locked forms. Insurrecto leaders to whom the par- Mexican Officials Promise Fair Trials (o Captives. El Paso, Tex., March 18. Assur ance of the safety of all Americans now confined in Mexican prisons is given in an official statement issued at Juarez tonight. Americans now in custody will be given fair trials ,but hereafter all in surrectos, whether citizens of the United States or not, may be subject to the death penalty under summary military procedure. The statement from the Mexican officials was issued relative to the 17 foreigners who are now imprisoned in the Federal jails at Casas Grandes. TROOPS TO STAY ON BORDER he said, was a .disgrace to the com munities which elected them. 1 he denunciation was made in the course of Colonel Roosevelt's address to an audience which crowded the opera house and left hundreds stand ing outside. In opening his talk, the Colonel declared that in its failure to grant New Mexico statehood during camp, and its issuance makes more no- 170 miles to Chihuahua to face the .1... . . I -i j. rPL a. ..i j me last regular session or congress, table a trend of events that has been the national government had commit- discoverable for the last three days, ted a breach lof faith. Arizona, he ... .,.., . said, might have offered ground for Alter tne nrst shock oi surprise in question, although he favored its ad- tne United States, and of alarm and Fifteen of them are Americans it crowded into Pending their trials, they will be given the consideration due prisoners of war. Colonel Cuellar, in command a ..uw. Bm uiey cunsiu- W0Unds, and as soon as he is able to ered it an invitation to come into move, the Drisoners will be marched civil court. The two other foreigners are European "soldiers of fortune," who have fought in Central American revolutions. The men are confined in cells in the lission, but with New Mexico there distrust in Mexico caused by the dis- adobe prison and are under guard of was no question Turning to the duties which the cit izens of New Mexico must take up when the territory does become a state, Colonel Roosevelt warned his hearers that, while good laws are nec- fully weighed interviews and author essary, good citzenship must back :,h nhi;tmn . tfc them up He said that unfit men had Underneath this current ran a deeper v..v ...v.c mj ,Hu.Q1 ..u Ude tlde of Bympatny between coun icpt-Bciiidivc vuic, oucu a man re mained unfit fpr office, he said, "whether he is unfit, as Mr. Lorimer is unfit, who was elected by the legis lature pf Illinois, or as Mr. Haskell is con 1 1 .u: rrM . - nBtrh nf 9rt nnn im,Vn f- f Mexican suiuiers. ineir rations ., . ' . . . sist f 8Ucn as can be spared them the frontier, there began a series of from the miiitarv stores. for the town. formal diplomatic exchanges between about 150 miles south of El Paso, has the two powers, and a series of care- had no food supplies since March 6, trymen who might be at odds, but were still countrymen. "Intervention !means war, said Senor Limantour, in so many words. Intervention? answered Dr. F. unfit, ( who was elected by popular Vasquez Gomez, 'the insurgent repre when the battle was fought in which the insurrectos were defeated. Colonel Manuel Tambored, military commander at Juarez, said : The Americans have not been shot, and will not be. Colonel Cuellar has so reported to us here, and to Mexico City. It is the intention to give the men a fair trial. This does not mean the same consideration will be given sentative at Washington, who has 'S1 vote. rri. - i j i j . I ' . w m. "" neen nere tor three days. "The mo- corrupt practices law ror xsew Mexico ment there is intervention there will wnen it oecomes a state, neaiso ae- cease to be Bn in8Urrection. Both dared for d!rect election of United Lide8 wm make rommon cause against ' "h.uw.huii, a common enemy, lie stuu, new x urn uuereu an uuject Colonel Tambored at first said he was advised that 40 foreigners had been captured, but later said the re port was incorrect. He said he had not received the names of the Americans. BONDS NOT NEEDED NOW. lesson. With direct primary election, tavft haaA nf tha jta i,P ,of , "somebody" would have been elected today that hia brother ha(J recently senator from that state, he concluded. made - ..n nn cnor j ;manrfl1- One it. i . i j ii l i a. r a j i v ne aiso uec.areo mat justice toward of hia friends gaid this afternoon that eMlm,. T,v n - D,. - uusiavo nau spent part oi tne mom- .,. c..j. ,,, c r . . . , . I ernment in Punas lnc with Secretary Dickinson, hut the I secretary himself dashed all intima- Boston Secretary of the Treasury tions with cold water. MacVeagh says of finances of the "I have not been in communication government and the new Panama with the Maderos. either directlv or canal loan: indirectly." he said tonight. "I have "Although it has been the general never met any of them and I have had impression that a block of new 3 per no word from anv of them. I carrv no cent ranama. Donas would be issued messages from them to Senor Lim- immediately alter tne .adjustment oi anJtour. My presence here has noth- tne corporation tax, we are m no in corporations must characterize all dealings with combinations of capital and after an explanation of his views on this subject, devoted the rest of a long address to a plea for good citizen ship. ZELAYA BITTER IN ATTACK. Nicaraguan Exile Says United States Plans to Seize All America But Taft May Abandon Joint Army and Navy Maneuvers. Washington Troops now concen trating in San Antonio, Tex., are to be kept in that vicinity. So are those centering at San Diego, Cal., and at dulveston, Tex. This statement is made on the highest War department authority, notwithstanding constant rumors to the contrary. So far as the navy is concerned, it is declared that the gunboats on the East and West coasts of Mexico and Central America are simply exchang ing places. The patrol work of the troops on the Mexican border is arduous and trying, and for this reason the War depart ment is making plans for relieving tnose now there after a short time. The men who are now doing the work are to be relieved at intervals, but there is no present intention on the part of the War department of in creasing the number of patrols. It is declared even to be possible that in the execution of the wish.' of President Taft to divest of an inter national significance the movement of troops and naval vessels, the projected joint army and navy maneuvers may be abandoned. As a result, Admiral Staunton, who has arrived in Cuba with his armored cruiser, will begin a series of drills and evolutions in that vicinity. Whether Admiral Staunton'; squadron will be sent to the Texas coast at all will depend on develop ments. SHIPS READY FOR ANY MOVE. say about April 1 to 15, when It la from 12 to 16 Inches high. At this stage It Is still lush and green, so when It is plowed under It will de- Prepare Now for Big Harvests Don't Leave It all to Luck. mi L .... ' - ' ... o tfiuncu UUUCI lb Will UD' The first steps In any undertaking cay rapidly. After green manure has .D scuo on, mo moat cruiuiu ones been plowed under the land should as affecting later success. This is he thorouchlv disced in onmnant tha especially true of farming operations naving to do with crop production. To obtain maximum crops in Oregon, it Is extremely Important that prepa ration begin at once. This Is espe cially true In Oregon, owing to the scantiness of the rainfall during the latter part of the growing season. This condition prevails in every sec tion of Oregon. While the annual rainfall In practically every part of Oregon Is sufficient to produce ex cellent crops, yet, since most of it comes during the winter, It is ex tremely important that it be carefully husbanded. In Eastern Oregon, of course, where the rainfall averages from six to twenty inches, the need of moisture conserving methods of tillage and cropping has long been recognized as vitally important. In Western Oregon, where the rainfall ranges from thirty to sixty inches or more annually, the value of moisture conservation has not yet become fully recognized. When, it is remembered that the rainfall lfa Western Oregon during the months of July, August and September seldom exceeds two Inches, less, In fact, than falls in many semi-arid countries at this be thorouthly disced to compact the soil of the ground layer and to causa Its rapid decay. Where a cover crop Is allowed to grow late in the spring It becomes too mature to decay rap Idly and in addition saps the soil of moisture and plant food that should be reserred for the main crop of the season. The fifth step In the early spring work Is the seeding. The best stands of clover In Western Oregon are se cured by broadcasting the seed on fall-sown wheat as early as it is possible to get on the ground, say not later than March 15. This early seeding, if the soil will permit, should be followed by a light harrowing to better cover the seed. Field peas, both in Western and Eastern Oregon, depend nearly altogether for success ful yields upon their being seeded at the earliest possible date th9 weather will permit, say the latter part of February or early March. When the land has been plowed the field peas may be drilled in to a depth of three Inches at the rate of two bushels per acre. If pea hay is desired, oats should be seeded about two weeks after the peas have been time, it is not difficult to understand ,7"u'" h H i m .7 that maximum c-mn h nH 1 0)311 March 15 their yield is greatly Paris Jose Santos Zelaya, who was compelled to relinquish the presidency of Nicaragua during the recent revo lution, gave an interview to Le Siecle, in which he violently attacked the at titude of the United States in the ing to do with the Mexican situation." mediate need of funds. In fact, while I am having plates engraved for the bonds, neither the amount nor the time of issue has been decided. The first issue, however, will probably be not more than $50,000,- 000. The decision of the corporation tax litigation in favor of the govern- The belief grows here, however, among those closely in touch with both camps, that some understanding will be reached. It was pointed out that if Francisco Madero, Sr., has al Mexican affair. Zelaya charges that feady 8een benor limantour once, he u n.:j c.. , is liKeiv to nnil means or Keenincr in but; uinicu utokca kw iiiiiciii., ill- I i o I . , , , , spired by the prospect of commercial touch with him as the situation may ment has changed the complexion of ;! ; demand. the government finances for the mo- loua 1 1 xo 1 nt nvtlv with Mavlm hiif The Maderos are considered the ment- 1 his decision involved a mat . " .v.. iut ... ... . . I. co nnn nA i- .L. a. .... nM-th tiw ,hni. f rf, Amoio wealth and Drains or the revo ution. lel ui ,uuu,uuu w uie treasury 1m which it seeks to absorb so as to become Tey are not in sympathy with the mediately. Of this amount $27,000, absolute master of the Western hemis- Socialist movement in Southern Cal i- ?00 represents the amount collected fornia. "If those fellows win." said last year. we estimate tne income Gustavo Madero today, "we shall have from the ta this year at $25,000,000, phere. He asserts that the United States is deliberately inciting revolu tions in Latin America, that they may serve as excuses for intervention. CANADA HAS DIAMONDS. to fight them. PLAGUE RAVAGES CONTINUE. Harbin Dis- Gems Are Small, However, Chiefly of Scientific Interest. Vancouver The director of so that with $52,000,000, remaining in the treasury, the immediate neces sity of a bond issue is precluded. The treasury will close the current fiscal year on June 30 with a total deficit of about $30,000,000 and the TRUST SUES STEEL TRUST. Lives of 20,000 Lost in trict Alone. Washington. The plague is con tinuing its ravages in China, as shown by the mail advices reaching the State Allege It Controls the Cement Trust and Railways o-eolopical survev announces that dia- 0 0 . I J i i . . monds have been discovered by the ueparimem irom American consular survey in British Columbia, the first u""-c.'a- , Washington, March 18. Declaring 1 it . I..., j . "i 1 iria t sn mn ion rna r yn 1 11 11 TarTio 1 . . . . - . . ' recoruea discovery 01 me Kinu in win- , ' that the United States Steel coroora ada. The rock is pendotite, of the TT ln ne n.aru'" c."s" tion uses its unlimited cower to .tifl competition in direct defiance of law, have succumbed in the Harbin cons- variotv known as danite. consisting of ulate district since the outbreak of the 0 I .'J T TT J 'A- --t l in riuruin anu its suuuru, olivine and chromite. The specimens .1"""ul" "u "A the Aloha Portland Cement comnanv were obtained on Olivine mountain, uchiatin, b,ul4, including 50 turop- of E to p fi, , ,h.r ' ;a3. eans died up to r ebruary 11. with the interstate c0mmerce cm. mission against the steel trust. npnr Tallanpen river, bv Charles Cas sels. of the survev. Because of the The disease is playing havoc with small size of the diamonds, none beine the Chinese troops at Chang Chun, much larger than a pinhead, the dis- according to Japanese statistics, 350 covery would seem to be of scientific deaths among them being reported up rather than commercial importance. to January 26, the daily death rate of the town being abut 50, Ruins Crash on 30 Men. Nashville By the collapse of the walls of the buiding of the Fall Hard in its complaint the Easton com pany charges that the steel corpora tion either owns, or controls through is directors, nearly all of the eastern railroads, including the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore & Ohio, the New York Central and the Union Pacific. It is also charges that the Universal Leading Citizens Escape. Danville, 111. After returning 37 ware company, which burned about indictments, dui 14 01 wnicn were ior roruana cement company, of 1'itts ten davs ago, about 30 men were political offenses, the grand jury was burg, which is controlled by the steel buried under tons of brick, mortar and dismissed Wednesday afternoon by corporation, is given the preference lime. Twelve bodies have been re- Judge Kimbrough until April 17, the by the above named railroads in all ce moved, but it is believed at least one day preceding the city election. No ment contratcs, regardless of price, more is buried in the ruins. Seven- politicians or leading citizens were ln- teen persons were more or less in- dieted, the accused being precinct Texas to Become Target, iured. Ralph McCallum was the only chairmen and workers about the polls. Norfolk. Va. Th htt!phin S white man known to have been killed y 1111am y. urown, member ot tne Marcos, formerly the Texas," is to un- and Edwin Hart the only white man city election commission, was moiciea dergo experimental explosive tests, injured. colored. The olher victims were all for receiving money Irom a candidate Detailed plans for the tests are be- ! ! . I - to innuence nis vote in tne election ,ng guarded with cosiderable secrecy at the Navy yard. It 13 known, how ever, that it In lntpnilAH tn maintain txpiosive wrecked limes. service conditions on the vwl fr last fall. Soldiers Offered Bonus. San Francisco Colonel J. P. Wis ser, commanding officer at the Pre- Los Angeles. The coroner's jury in as possible and her machinery and gidio here, is investigating tonight a w iimes disaster 01 ucioDer 1, alter guns remain aboard rumor that insurrecto agents have been an adjournment of several weeks, held The crew, as she goes out, will con- endeavoring to persuade Presidio ts concluding session Wednesday and sist of enough men to man her boilers troops to desert and join the rebel returned the following verdict: "The and pumps. The only living things to . . 1. it; 1 1 j: i a 1 1 . . . . 1 forces in Mexico. According to the ru- I 1 imes uuuuing was uestroyeu ano a remain on board during the firing tests made prisoners by the government mor, soiuiers are ui-uik uuereu iiiqje """ ...ju.v. win uc B uuu-n caui anu a jot oi cnicK- , lorces alter the defeat of the msur- bonuses to ally themselves with the by an explosion, louoweo oy tire, ens. . I rectos at Casas Grandes, Marines at San Dieeo Distributed JAviator Sent to Texas. ban Diego, Cal. The shins here have been made ready for any eventu alities. Colliers are to arrive within the next few days with coal and sup plies. The marines sent here on the Buffalo have been distributed to the different cruisers of the fleet., of which there are five vessels now at anchor here. There has been no dim inution of preparedness in any section ot the naval forces on this station, i(n5 lurces ot uenerai .buss, in com mand of the provisional brigade here. as those of the navy, are prepared for immediate service. An indication of this was shown this evening when Company B, Thirteenth infantry, was detailed to reinforce Captain Evans on the main border and reported readV to leave in less than an hour. Signal corps and Lieutenant G. E. M. Kelley, Thirteent infantry, were detached from the aviation school at North Island tonight and ordered to report for duty on the signal corps at ban Antonio. MUST FREE AMERICANS. Mexico Can't Hold Prisoners Captured on American Soil. Washington. An investigation hav ing convinced the American govern ment that Edwin Blatt, of Pittsburg. Pa., and Lawrence Converse, of Los Angeles, Cal., held prisoners at Juarez, Mex., had been captured on American soil, the State department asked the Mexican government to release them The request was delivered to the Mex ican embassy at Washington. The case ha3 been under investiga tion for several weeks by the depart ments of state and justice. The re sult has developed that the men were apprehended on this side of the bound ary not far from the line. " It remains for the Mexican authori ties to prove that the scene of the Sen- tire procedure had been within the jurisdiction of Mexico, or else set the young men at liberty. Blatt and Converse were arrested February 22 and were confined in the Federal prison at Juarez on charges in connection with the revolution against President Diaz. The State depart ment, shortly after the arrests, was assured the men fwould .receive fair trials. Rebel Agent Denies Strife. Washington That there is dissatis faction in the councils of the repre sentatives f the Mexican revolution in this country was denied emphatic ally in a telegram from Gustavo A. Madero, of New York, a brother of the leader of the uprising. The tele gram read as follows: 'Refering to telegrams published at Washington stating that Dr. Vasquez Gomez and myself are not in accord, I beg to say that our relations were never better, politically and other wise, and that my present sympathy for Mr. Limantour has not and will I not change my political ideas, which are against the government of General Diaz and consequently against all members of said government." Men Not Shot is Belief. Mexico Citv, March 16. General Cozio, the minister of war, and other officials said today they had not been nformed officially of the capture of 15 Americans supposed to have been insurrecto agents in their secret work, said explosion being caused by high Colonel Wisser and other army officers explosives other than illuminating attach no importance to the rumor. 600 Deputies to Work. Somerset. Ky. Orders to swear in 500 deputies to cope with lawlessness gas, placed there by a party or parties unknow to this jury. Americans Remain in Jail, Washington, March 18. That Con verse and Blatt will remain in Juarez jail indefinitely is predicted here fol lowing the news that the young Amer- cans were arrested on a strip of land Robber Holds Up Hotel Clerk. Washington With the White House growing out of the white firemen's and police headquarters each one block the ownership of which is disputed by strike on the Cincinnati, New Orleans away and the United States treasury Mexico and the United States. At & Texas Pacific railroad have been is- just across the street, a robber en- the present time the question is be- sued to bheritt weddie, oi mis county, tered the olhce of the Urand hotel on fore the international boundary corn- All locomotive cab windows on trains I Pennsylvania avenue and held up the I mission and it is possible that the running through Somerset have been clerk at the point of a pistol and es- Americans will stay in the Juarez jail equipped with steel plates. 1 caped with $50. 1 until the commission acts They, however, expressed the be lief that there was no foundation for the report that the men had been sum marily shot. Washington is Surprised. Washington Officials of the State department and the Chinese legation here are puzzled to find a reason for the sudden delivery of an ultimatum by the Russian government to China in connection with the negotiations regarding Russian trade relations in Hi provionce. that maximum crops can be croduced only where special methods of mols ture conservation are followed. There is little question that as far as plant food content is concerned no more rich or productive soils ex is than are found throughout Oregon it is not plant food, but soil mois ture which is the limiting factor in crop production. Good rotation meth ods will maintain and increase plant food supply. Thorough tillage meth ods to conserve moisture will un questionably make ample crops pos sible. The attention of the Oregon farmer should be called particularly to the effect of early spring tillage upon moisture conservation. When the soil is filled with moisture from the sur face down, following the winter pre cipitation, the first warm, sunshiny days of spring will cause a higher loss of moisture through evaporation than is likely to occur even in the hottest, windiest days of midsummer. While moisture is most readily lost during the month of April, it may be more largely conserved at this time. The winter precipitation has run the surface soil together, forming a com pact crust on top of the ground, from which the moisture is very rapidly lost. By breaking up this crust as early as possible in the spring, trans forming it into a soil mulch three or four inches in depth, moisture losses can be stopped. . In Eastern Oregon it has proved a most profitable prac tice to harrow the fall-sown ground two and even tkree times in order to break this surface crust. Where the ground is in stubble, both in Eastern and Western Oregon, it is of the greatest importance to get on the land as early as possible with the disc harrow; this early discing can be done long before spring plowing can be started. This early cultiva tion before plowing has the advantage of changing the soil crust to a mois ture conserving mulch and, in addi tion, will make the spring plowing much easier and more effective. The stubble and other trash on the sur face of the ground is cut up and worked into the soil and the clod making crust is broken, so that when plowing is done both clods and stub ble will no longer be in the way When the furrow slice is turned a perfect union between the seed bed and the ground underneath, where the winter moisture is stored, is made, so that this tored moisture may ascend into the seed bed during fh growing season. The early spring discing before plowing also has the advantage of germinating the weed seed, so the young weeds may later be turned under by the plow. The next step in the spring work especially in Western Oregon, is ma nuring the land in preparation for such crops as corn, kale and mangels. Tie farmer should not forget that every ton of manure applied to these crops will give a return of five or six dollars at harvest time. The third step is the spring plow ing itself. This should be done, of course, when the ground is mellow and not so wet as to smear. The prlng plowing should not be m deep as the fall plowing, but in Ore gon should not be less than five or six inches. In Eastern Oregon, of course, in the dry-farming wheat belt it is important to follow the spring plowing with the sub-surface packer In order to make a more perfect con nection between the plowed ground and the ground underneath It. The plow, of course, should be followed by the harrow in order to prevent moisture loss, which Is rapid from newly plowed land until the harrow mulches and protects it The fourth step, especially where late-sown crops are to be grown. Is the frequent harrowing of the plowed land, especially after a spring rain has formed a surface crust. This harrowing, of course, will conservs moisture, thoroughly pulverize the soil, and get rid of weeds. The most effective time for weed-killing is dur ing this period. This frequent har rowing, following the spring plowing, will have a marked effect ia prepar ing the land for alfalfa, corn and field beans. These crops, of course, are not seeded until about May 1, since they reqilire warmer weather and can not endure late frosts. Py the time they are seeded, however, the spring rairs are practically over, so these late seeded crops must be carried through the dry season on the mois ture already conserved. There is no more common cause of failure or low yields from these crops than lack of early spring tillage. Where cover crops, such as rye or rye and vetch, have been grown on the laod to protect the soil from leaching or washing throuph the win ter, the early spring is the proper time to plow this cover crop under as a green manure. To be of the greatest benefit as a green manure It Is vital reduced. Mangels and other root crops should also be seeded during Maj-ch, as should the thousand-headed kale. Kale, where seeded earlv in March, is ten to twelve Inches high and ready for transplanting by tht. first of June. Spring oats, of course, give the highest yields when seeded during March. Potatoes generally give the best crops when seeded be tween April 15 and March 1. Corn, alfalfa and field beans find the best seeding time from May 1 to 10. The sixth step in the spring work refers especially to the growing of legumes, such as vetch, alfalfa and clover, in Western Oregon. The cor rection of acidity for alfalfa growing is absolutely essential. This is done by liming the alfalfa ground the lat ter part of March. Water slaked lime, at the rate of 500 to 1500 pounds per acre, should be used. The vetch, clover and alfalfa should receive a light dressing of from 40 to 60 pounds per acre of land plaster about April 1. Lend plaster, of course, does not correct acidity, but, by making potash available, legitimately increases the yields of leguminous crops. Land plaster can be broad casted either before or after seeding, or directly on the growing crop, but should preferably not be applied later than April 15, as it must be washed into the soil by the last spring rains. Finally, none of these early spring operations may be successful unless good seed is used. The enormous losses suffered by the farmers of Oregon each year from the use of inferior seed is not realized. Seed low in vitality or containing large amounts of noxious weeds are all too commonly sown, but seldom does the farmer stop to think how easily this continued and costly waste may be prevented. A representative sample of the seed to be purchased or used can be secured from the seedsman, and this sample placed in an en velope and mailed to the Seed Test ing Laboratory at the Oregon Agricul tural College, where it will be imme diately examined as to purity and ger mination and reported upon free of charge. If the seed is inferior it need not then be purchased or sown. It is especially vital that all the grasses, clover and alfalfa should be examined before purchasing and sow ing. A tablespoonful sample is suffi cient The month of March is the Ideal time for the farmer to mane , arrangements for purchasing seed for the year. All the foregoing costly operations and labor on the farm may be thrown away if this step is neglected. We should have some record breaking yields this year. Seasonal conditions have never been better. If the Oregon farmer is to get maxi mum crops, however, he most re member that it will depend very largely upon the careful observance of these first important steps in the early spring that will bring results. The Crop That Failed. James A. Patten, on his arrival tx New York last month, predicted short harvests all over the world. "And If we don't prepare for these short har vests," he said to a reporter, "we'll all be as disappointed as the Evanston capitalist was. "An Evanston capitalist, going over his farm at Des Plaines the other day, stopped in a field and said reproach fully to his foreman: "You ought to have been mor careful, Harris, in raking up your hay. Don't you see you've left little wispa lying all about T "'Little wispsr the foreman stam mered. "Why. boss, that's tha crop I" Whlskbroom for Corn. The shopper who knows just what she wants and Insists upon having tt unearths many a department store se cret A search for a whlskbroom of unusually fine straw took one persist ent buyer into the kitchen department of a hist store, where she saw a coun ter full of brooms labeled, "whlsk hrooms for silking corn." Inquiry brought out the information that many housekeepers whose families are fond of corn on the cob have dis covered that a fine whlskbroom Is the best thing known for brushing silk from the ears and that tt pays to keep a supply of extra fine brooms fn th recular kltrben rtirtrrnt The Funny Way of Girls. Toung Woman "Did you see th ray that man looked at me? It wu positively Insulting?" Big Brothei' "Did he stare at youT" Young Woman "Stare! Why, no; he ran his eye over me and then that the cover crop should, jlanced off at some one else. Just at be plowed under early In the spring, lit I wun't worth a second thought'