OOMMUNITV STOCK SREKOINU I
OREGON
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
Dlraetor French, of Idaho fxparlm.nl
DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS
oiaiion, an Araent Advocate.
Kir II. T. Prwh. Mrarinr UUha Eauerlownt
I IMrr i hi -
f- ...la U11II. I
I IXOUHB'W" I
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W " . a... C.AP Ua.
Fleet ai
., -.1 . Mnliy Clf PPW
IT to o " n rnwteo to a
r . t...' ammdron uptm H
t"" . .... ft.- ft I.- (1..l.lHt1
,i n the 'J "7
many HmiilrM lvt bm
" ... .i... iiarrlmsn iiaMttgr of-
oi ........ ft...
Mitviai raie win
r .. ...... ami return
I . , .. Mull r i , " - - I . . ..... . i"i vwi. an
I'9 ... tkrMViin liml. I Ittmmttr 1'arrtni.l'a alt.titlMn wu ahMnf.
I (I,,.! ,t tl J I U I"1' " , .. - " " - - ' " ....
Fm iiMi"! Iii wbIiiimiUh the fi"t pyU unusual amooitl, ami ha made
intiutritra ui uiv owntr ui ine animal
PINO ILTMY PUS IN MILK.
larding
I
(hut
Report After Analysis
lull Colleg..
Corvellls Hsmplus of nillk received
(or analyaU during the past week at
Ilia beotaitologltal depart mailt at the
college have lieen unusually riotUvatila
fur1 (lltli. Keren of them fiom various
trta of lha atata contained pus. One
Laid Ilia foreign matter lit tilt h queo
tltlaa that It la estmlatad to have con
tained onatentb of 1 percent. I'ro-
Tl. .l.L I.. I i. i .
-. iiirhdi ! uiMin acriouaij
hailillnanfttaul In 1. 1 ,.!. I. 1 1. - ...... .
- - , .. uj Ml uiviv
ni leas complete laolatlon of tila work.
una ta epcisiiy trua in tlie West
where manr sections are not aa thick I
settled aa the older portloni of the
country.
.. fm -tie r"' :r i
of IS ,h" r"um,",r,' IO "no .and atvertalned that thara waa a large
vlwo '",m,", ',h. lvn" I lump eeveral Incliaa lo diameter on the
llwl,. ami l""-""";'. 1V, ,yoLtVtMf ' ",, ntwr the tvdder. II
Saturday. March 14.
WiiMhliiKlon, Murch 1 4 IlPprnaon-
tutlve Uiirlon, of Ohio .aubinlttcd to
I hit hiniiw ti In minority ronort aa a
l.iim 1. ....bl.tr mttA mnp.nnv
ma uiurr pomuna oi lum iiiniii"-i iiuiibhib ...... ,
u,...ii.... .i t. n.i i. Ii(immliu-u. rilauinitlnir from the ina-
tine to a nilatakan attltu.la on tha part l"Til rrport . which recominndd
quIU natural to men who ara not aoona- ... h .. uh tha Kowler bt
tumati to organlMHl atlort In aooom-1 . i.i.. ....,,,.uinv ti unit
ii .I . ... . .... ttllll IJI0 KBP'W" W..r....r. .v.
pllthlni a liven oh Dei 1 refur to the I nn ..rnn. i.. tih-r the
quite prevalent whim that If eeveral Uldrlrh or tho Wllllama bill, the Ut-
men eniK In tha name Imalneaa tha tt-r monaure having been rworn mend
work will be over-done, ant) tha mar- d by the Oumocratlc roombi-ra In a
kat fur tha prodnt:ta destroyed or aerU minority report. t
oualy Impaitad. In no departmant of In hla report Mr. Burton aaya that
agriculture la thli condition leaa likely ha mia not regard the paaanK of tha
to prav.il than In tha production of Kowler bll a. t llhar practicable or
. . ra liln nr filial lltllA.
t lioA lvlr I -"
many """ Ian Iniury ramlvad from tha horna of
U .r." "'"TV'J'.'.." " ' l.Mnti, .,t ,i.mi,i .
Th tlali-a on wnirn inn " - . '
. J" ui krt will b aold abtwaa. It waa, of oouiae, ilia epln.
,t titH-n ditrltU'd, aa thla at Ion of tha pua In tha milk. The milk
Vj.j udii th Mnmnta I;m In oaa when lha aampla waa aent
fjarf A 'M,n np 11 ' M Miruriimj. vi n is inner
ample in wbleh pua devaloiwd, the
uuaiitlly waa mtwh atnaller. in theaa
tha hlalory of the eaaMi aaa not Inimrd.
Koine lima ano at tha lalnratory
aamplea of crain oflnrrtl at an Oimrmi
rrramery weia erialyio.). TUy had aJ
atroni aniell that wa carried Into the
,1 k KranrtiK-u. th tknithfrn
tit lll atiii.MiiH" tha dalva.
;rt-a nt-t t"" r:v'."
iVirllend alonn iu "
AmI.i (i.iiiral l'i-n(tr Awn-Hi
-W hv hd a
Urn. iiuinl.r of inqulrlea from
ii i in' r ui i h - i. . i
aiiitc lu raard to lh butbir product. Analytla dlaclod that
Mint of fulnit ri-a to frmlt
... i.i vuit in llw-t on
lha himlgn aulielanc waa lrn filth,
dnai to nrulail. la unrlrantlnna In milk.
bill f-.. -
r . . . la ... . , . ... , , . . .. .
Urrl! I" riii r " mf. A report rmiiwi in cnanirxi rtn-
r in ihtu witiMpreaa M.ir $Mmm n te ilairM from ahlch lha
.(, tiehima abu-a thai mk up m ,al. ti,lrtM)d.
it ttio li rote.
FNIK OF SCAB.
Talenhon Comoanv Loaaa.
Pott land Oregon and tha Intillatlva
and laiarandam law baa won lha Diet
. ... . . . ... i , a... . I
bam Or.o" Shaap ao Haalthy . Telerliona A Tale ranh
That Dipp" W,M Omtttaa. lenjptnjr, and tha Bonaet Telephone
fttllrttio- At a railed nictin nr company, to declare tba oonftitutlora
buird of hwp rommlaelonera ,,Bdmaol paroilltlni lha Inltlatlva In
liataierliy. a prorlamatlon waa ud Btl( eontrary lo lha oonalttotlon
alrlM tba annual oippuia , ltoJ Bu1 jo,w cialand In
1) tMreull onatt haa etietainad tha da
nturrer of tha etate In tha raaa of the
atata agalnal tha Paclflc Htataa com
Mn. thua nnholdln Ilia contention of
the tU. NiHIr of appl waa given
and Uia eaaa will be taken to we nu
tinam nmrt al Ha lorn aa aoofl M Dai
lh,.bl. Kromlhera II will be taken lo
lha United Hlato Baprwne court, It
ihe taring or J0 ttnociarj
(Mt It wd not be obeofvml,
furdlnt- to iho reporl wada by
. hwi iniwir l.ytl) and lr.
V No-liir. hd of lha bureau
lalmtl lndiilry lo tha norlhaMt.
Uti la practically lrm troni
k tm raarH WrTa rtHirtM )
WllUmnti
tu th
knl lo
Vallev. parly In
bave all liwn
at
In fmalUla couniy.
I 1 I . . - I ! . . i .J t...ML Am
. i nama bbuhwi. ill in. vh . . ...-.
,.,. .c.r.Moihrr-ero-( Orcfon cmrl, tlvat lha
hd of hhy aherp. there la ' . . . , . ...,
iliialo r of wan umay. in
m sported laiely In Kaairrn
ka aaa a band of 17 burke to
l munn. and Ibeeo have now
In dipt.-. I
a rummlMlnn mad a rexuiaiion
irlna rnllrixiiU ahtpplna: ahrep
i Ik tain to notify Iho eocrctnry
ht board of nhecp ronimlaaloucra
tin aiilmala ran be lnar(ed. A
utlun n pawed tavorina:
rolini will be lor the atata and again!
lha company
Coloolatt From Caal.
Haker City The Wael bound tialna
llnnme to b heavily Inadnl
olth colonlat travel from tha Middle
atalea and tba Katt. Tba rogular tralna
are unable lo cairy the Itwda and eitra
ailim.aHnin. It la not uncommon
anit law fur tho atalo of trr.n. !b a train coinpiltlni l coathea lo
. .. . .. . a.. i. ft. fti.L.. 11. a.r lAltia
wtinB of the hwp Indiiatry. Th ,oi. Thla aeotlon la geitlni It ahara
alMlon will n... Ita brat end-nv-Lj y,, howeawrkera. It la thoughl, but
to MYtirn tho pawiK of eurh a J ... rallnaula have alven Poillaud and
tt the m m aeaaion of tho It-Hie- f . . -,,. ik, .. rate tUl
flaker and rjitain tiregon Hilnta re
ceive, and thla of itaelf haa a tandency
it. mlttnial ra through lo lha
Ouaat, becauaa It coal no more.
f 0RTLAN9 MARKETS.
hliinttctn, 8.V;
of tha It'Kla
Ire.
fc.l th ni. tiilxT of lha commie-
k ir i.rr.riii at thn mptlns.
ililiat T K. Itoytrn havln ar
4 trnrti l)mvcr a rouplo of daya
and W It. HivualotT romlna In
Vi Hull in (hit inornlna.
Oh Heti to H'ah Rataa.
filtm Complaint ha bean mad to
mlnal rominlealnn by U.K. title
) , of thla city, that lha Houthern
nr Mmi.ny haa unwarranlatliy
i th ratm on r I trua Irulta lion)
riaik-lx-o durliiK tha pat year
kn ID (vnla tai l!t rwnta. and from
land lur the anna rf minolll from
tmtt '" iMiai ftni.l nn awotiL no-
lion 10 cent to 1U centa.
ila A fn. I'lahu Uicea Incieaeee
Ke prartlntlly ruintwl their liadu lu
"rnia rltnia Iruit.
Mora Frull In Doualaa.
I!ift..)in ft t. . a.Hi.1 I....
'!'. " rt n 1II.-UIIHH llft'llft i.i.w
'bit Itiniciun ("oiinty KrnliRrowcra'
-I'Oluii. ii... r-rinltnl aliM-Bt of lll
frtut Itftn wm tiii.r.uiaiiiil frillll
to 1 12.000. Thla aaoclntlon
"He of lh iiiiinl ni llvn and pro-
lt u Ihii alnln an,! tin a linun
lii'itna of arriirlliK much lnrr
for DuiiKim county fruit thwn
I hi'ri'fnfort, liiin rnrntved. A
f atnaKti u bt-inn act lo or-
d a fow
tinti of tho
"t fruit tr.wliinin
tali.. "
fillfal Itraaal nm ate an ear a 1 1 Ila aw I lltiat afwilr
Th mort ftnimals of merit prodtioii In
. . .. . . , i . i . . ii, 1 1
ii hi van ifaraiiiv. ma araai aiv ii.hii.
hootl of a better maiket, owing to tha
act uiai oiien a lew superior animaia,
avan, ara not sufficient to attract the
Intareal of tha proepeotive bnyar. Tba
buyer which the atock breeder wlahee
to intereat la the man who la
WoahlnKton, March 1 4. After
auivi.ru I waiika' iinlritraUon. a noa-
tul aavliiM bank bill baa been draft
ed for presentation by the aonate
comiiilttMj on poatofllcea nnd poat-
roMda next week. The aub-commlttee
Hiintilntcd to tli't-ldo uuon the mena-
. ,i .iru h..M iia final mtiiniii Haturany
io iniereat la uie man wno la iookidi .. . . . i v,
fraa.,.l h.l a par lnad nrn.rh.na ufteriioon. I'oatniaater-fjOlieral Meyer
ft eeveral bead, a car load, or perhape sdviwiry capacity,
everal carloada. of animal, at one d.c,d(.d ,, I, a com-
aiuiv. aiit vii wiii, iim aiwiiioivia ,v
limb nn a carina, 1 of pat tie of any nar
tlcular typ or bleed, can well under
land how dimcult tt la to find tha Ue-
aiietl number of aultabla anlmala in
an nna Irralitr- and In raaa tha anl
mala have to be aeletted from remote
herds wUt a valine problem It la to
aaarmbla the anlmala at any eiven
point fur shipment. Now if a number
of farmers in any givan locality would
all aarea to breed lha same kind ol
livestock, then il might be possible for
borer to get ua enure tot aeairaa
from that particular auction
.nuli.. r,r ih I, Illy Introduced bv Bi-n
uior Carter of Montana, chulrman of
thn aiiii-ctiinmlltce. by Henator uur
kelt of Nebraska, and Ht.nator Knoa
of iviinaylvaiita. The Knox bill waa
l in nut mill liv retiueat. ana waa
loman aa I Iim Movit measure, llav
inir h(in drawn under the direction
of the I'oatntaatcr (ient-ral.
Friday. March 13
Waahlnaton. March 13. 8enator
Vnlion Kulav Introduced a resolution
dlMhargliiK the Interstate commerce
committee from furtner conaiuera-
om snai panimiar ainiiuD, itlon o ins Din rfKitruiiin hhimku
, . L. 1... ..... M.I a la I.m a I .. 11..... .1 . .. , n. It.vlna hwinmfl anlla
AaUlUW UUlAMimUh vu.ua ,u a.w. v. inniiinu in.rv, .. . .
... .. ... . . I .1 . ..... '..., . ft.-ll.lM la rt ,1 1 1 K-
community nreeoing wouio oa miop- nra mat iiminu " "--
. . , a. . I... . .mnlhar lha IHMa.
nortnnit onaityi 'or onmrjarieon. n nen n-raicij .! "
ft ' . . . I i... -......!. n I..I., 0 I a a vnlaa
m onaatirr la lauwiau iivui uwivi wan i - - "... - . .
Elklns, In retainntlon. had read in
he senate a letter from Commle-
sloner Knapp. which be contender!
van knullla In l-'lllmn'e bill. DUt be
alon's report, which waa Incloaed,
and which waa favorable to the bill
. ,. r, ,l,wt
Li,nhap itnlinla waa eut off When
2 o'clock arrived, as that hour had
in fixed for a set speech on me
rim ara handltne tha anna kind of
stock, ba may not have tha opportunity
. .. .... J.
to eneel op nia eiwa to ere u ui or
aliahla rolnts are belna broocht out at
they should ba. Home important char
acteristics may ba overlooked unless
thara la aome standard oi excellence
available, with which to compare hie
own leeuits. . ... ... .7 u ..i... A -in ,.nt
One of lb. moat serious hindrances to "I-" " V "an, co'n Inue
tha
stick
aniii
diluvium.!. Koveral Individual cases ,.nli.t i, rihr to ih lust ditch to
ranma umtpr oar obaervation where ,,,.i hla tilll before the aonate. He
llnnftwt to h .1 an aaauranre tonlsht. however
,i ihronah too close breedina. that the aiibcommltteo will report
.hint. ao.. Id not be avoided, except at a hla bill tomorrow.
gieat expense and trouble in securing
TPz:zrziTui: zd?1-m,orl 8n,, con,lnue
k In the Weet, is tbs difficulty in k1k)i,8')b not plnylna; fair. His un
iting nsw blood when II should be furnoiut wm help Kulton, who Is de-
fact that tha senate oommiwee dm
found that the charges of particlpmtlon
In tho Urownavilia riot, which oaaed
n .llur.la MmnftnlM R. C and D
of tha Twenty-fifth Infantry, wera ub-
sUntlated, ana aske tna aenaie w im
a special law extendlnK for ona year th
time within which those who establish
their innocene msy be reinstated. Bach
a bill will be Introduced.
Senator I ley burn today aecorad trie)
passage through tha so oats of nis diii
providing for the survey of all pnblto
land, reserved and unreserved, In Ida-
bo, Oregon, Montana and California.
Under tha present system, ins govern
ment only snrvejs land upon request cf
actaal settlers. Mr. Heybnrn says thla
system tend to retard development,
and also retards surreys, aa settler
don't like to go on onsarveyed land.
Waahimrtmi. Man-h 11. Determined
mwsA riaft-alatant aaaanlta. on the DOatotTiO)
appropriation bill in the bonae today
resulted In amplincation oi luai meaa
ure In many important parts, despite
the protests of Chairman Overatreet and
the committee.
The letter carriers finally won their
lin fiirM far 1 200 aalariea. when an
amendment by Goebel, of Ohio, grant
ing the same waa adopted. The house
also allowed an additional 125,000 for
clerka In thlrd-claea offices where tbw
aalariea of the postmaster range from
l,200, and 15,U00 additional for eon
tracta stations.
Altogether the appropriations carried
by tha bill were increased to the extent
of H.366,000. 4
Tuesday, March 10.
Waahinntnn. March 10. The Senate
today ratified and made public six of
the 13 treaties negotiated at ine inter
at Tha Haa-na. The
oonventiona adopted are those to which
no opposition had been made.
The final reports oi tneeomminee on
nllllan affalra. in relation to th
Brownsville affair, will ba made to the
senate tomorrow. Senator Warner win
present tha report of the majority of
the committee sustaining the action of
the president In discharging without
" . .... at . rVt . iaV k
honor a Battalion oi we iweniy-niux
infantry nn tha sroond that the negro
soldiers bad done the shooting.
new blood from remote sections of ths
aktnntrr.
The question of teed and care could
be much better aolved In any given
anmmitntt if a doaen men were hand
ling the same kinds of livestock, rather
than a doaen dinerenllrpeasmi oreeoa.
Three ideas ara being put into actual
U'.u.lnt.in Mnrrh IS. The for
tirirallon appropriation bill, wnlcn
will soon be reported to the house,
will make adequate provision for In-
crtnialnn the efficiency of the coast
defetiaea alotiK the facitic coasi. n
la stated Ihnt the entire appropria-
iion. save what Is necessary for
maintenance of defenses on the At-
i,.mir ponat. will oe devotea 10 inn
practice In .X' wbw n arKement and Improvement of the
slppl vslley,eud if needed there, where ln.u,Hr defen,e.,
the oountry ta den aely ltad. I la n)111on AMart , u
doubly Important in ths l'sc'tlo North- - intention of conKsess to make
screann Is being set
I'Ma lu iiKtna) rotuity ami
will i. ii tha section one
Harrlman In Harney.
urn, p. jv, Worlhlngton, repre
Ine ili ir.,.. f. ..iu.,-,1
. i.n.tri i. . w. .......
"Te fill ii ar i,t llta Itnlln.l Mlnlpa
flflll'M ll,n . ...... .ft. J M.H... n a
, ..... iiu..!.iftuu (iini'ia
rnini ,irvy ,. lopation through
IHl'lir 111,! llurnnu annnllna M lilln
I. T. r,m 10 know nnthlnaj fif the In
f'"ina of thn llnrrlmnn compnny.
I pr.',.m. rUfl , ln net! tMik
B AH. lu
Ktmsi ruction,
Mn.a UU. ft.- . . W.I.
- --.w a,i ,vi vaaiv.
H0 Thn niMli, a.l.w.tA.1 mArtitinra
th l-llv .,,.,.,.,11 In
'nilly IllKht. Thn plt Irrlitntlon
''Hi Wlla I ,,.. I ...... .1 . .. .1 . Miar
lull (I """"iniiimi tftou
J' ilumn across Itully Creek or
The new flume la to ba 48
m.7 in diameter and will carry
Z. WnU,r ' H mw f"' the
rPr supply ot tha clty'a needs.
Wheal Club. H3c;
. ii.. u i.. . Mi sin.
TKHftftft Wv ,
lUrlprKcwMl, fin er ion, hoh-i,
I2IW30 perum.
Oala So. I Wlliut, nm?, t--
per ton.
Cirn Whole, M3.60; cracltd.
13.1.50.
Hay Valley timothy. No. I.
IH pir ton; Kjwtern OteKon timothy,
I'.tMil; clover. 114(15; cheat, 15;
gtaln bay, H(?)lo; allalfa, $12(3I3;
vetch. IH-
Fruits Apples, 133 per box. sc
cofding lo quality; eranlicrriea, K(111
per barrel. '
VeHt.tablee Turnips, 7Ro peraark,
carrots, OSo per sack; erta. 1
sack! aaparagtis, S6c I"' fomd; cab
twaro l'e ir pound i eaullllower,
1.762; celery, 11.25(91.75 r crate:
paisley, 20e per d(en; pepers, 17o
per pound! radices. 30c per do.en;
rhubarb. 5o per pound ! spinach, 10c
par pound; apronts, I0e per pound,
aqnaah, ll per pound.
. a. art m. liiiAilraail.
On lone- Oregon, ? !
ti....... jiwiIiWi ivir hundred, tie-
ilv.r.l Portland: sweet polaUea, 3.ft0
(A3. 75 per hundred.
llultor rancy qreeuiorj, ""vs-v i
U"il!l!!u.-i.araoa old hens. 14 (11 5c
par pound; mixed ohlckons. 1313SiOi
MohlckeinlSlrkehve
U(n)lD0 ureamiu, ..",
.... ii... ivAIOpi ducks. 15(,ilo0
uoMin. ... . nsznis.
Veal 75 to 120 ponnue, evv"-'""
..J,f,,.1," Ia.I. 7n! 150 10 800
lafO BO I nJtsas-a " t
LlSrVstolSO pound,, 7
TWo: paokerf, oC")"
lloti-l07, prima and oholce, H
rjtlo per pound; ol.ls, lft Pr ponnd.
Wool-Ksstern Oregon, averags ltat,
1R20c per ponnd, according to shilnk-
tag to fineness i mohair, oholoe, 80ffl30o.
VW"I . ...r.
the conrenlenw of irannporwuon
aaal tatn.l fafini m It 11 .. iOtk t ilaTlt AT
Joyed In lha more densely populated
sections ot ths country.
POTATOES FOR ALCOHOL.
tho fortifications on the Pacific coast
In every way equal to tne oeiensea oi
the harbors on the Atlantic.
Thursday, March 12.
Washington, March 12. The 1.11
i ...t....... in. hnat innnirv was oe
U' BHUlllftlliw . , - - .
run In earnest today by a special
v .Anm irni Hi'cinninir HI IU
o'ritH-k the committee continued Its
work during the greater part ot tne
dav. Itt presentatlve I.llley was nearo
at loncth. Ho benan tils testimony
hv reading a Ioiik typewritten stnte-
r.r uhirh was in the na
ture of nn affidavit lu which he out
lined his charges In detail. When ne
had completed thla formnl presenta
tion he was questioned at lenmn oy
President of Wsshlngton State School
Olvaa Interesting Facta
Br 1. U AftkWxk. Wftwhlnaton StaM Collasa,
1-u.iitt.n.
Th newlv orsanlted Commerccial
club of rullman. Wash., la now per
L. ilnu aiianuementa Mr me inaiaua
lion of a denatuied alcohol plant in
.. . ii .1.1... rt.n nf tVlA
that City. i reaiufftia ...j.-i - - Mion hp was qi.ir;iiuii.-u
... i ... .. ... ci. i. ll..,.a who la chair-1 1... ...... ...!,. tlun nimalend of the com
liaaoiumo" V....-A-. - iii'iiri. .,.-v 7 , . i.u
. :..,. .-.n .innatnrcvt al-1 ... u . .... v. h.i waa riofdunated oy
hid oi aipiui" " """ . """"" " -. .v...
.... !.. naiUal nnl I'hnlrinun Itimtell to DCriorm tnui
COII0I, IB COIltllKinii "",, i ,
rled out. the plant will be In operation n,,nroached
by the time next seaatm a potato crop is y ft mfn rrpre(lrnn(5 tho Electric
taken flora tne nem. " a . rn . who told htm mm, ir ne
nfiaiwrta for denatured alcohol, Pieai- aIIlort tho claims of that
i... ti..n ..1,1- L.,..,.,v i,..r..i-. rnnereas. tho com
U... a..,-" - r.,....., . V.. ft-?....... .a hA.r
IS D.aa ll.a e-aaall Vaaaar E.I1H SI 1 11 1 SJ vairpi - na sit Jfllt in sir 111 IT I II L 1 lit" II W . a-i
rtira....,.-.., ----- .".,. .- t a h htm
aient station nss nsu in nauu mo - upon ciu-utin v - - ------
torofaatherlng Information relative to (Hobson) appointed on the commit-
Wt . . a ...ill.l al.l. laws- I t .a nn nuvnl ntTulrax.
tha piMtlcab iity o. u,.... n V,y March 12,-By a tie
twrtanicrop in m -- ,.,n,.n w.a lout todav In the
hnnan committee on military affairs
. ...n..ft r.vnraiiiv i no ljuwea out
iv. .n"". ......-... -
creating a roll to be known as me
volunteer retired list nna piacing
thnreon. with retired pay. the aurvlv
tnir volunteer officers of the army.
nstured alcohol. Careful analyses nave
i. ..i. a rlatamiina the ainonnt of
ivv.ii iftjfta... w - - .
aloohol Ihat potatoea ol this legion will
yield. Wa hsve found that one hnn
i ..A.t. nf nntatoea will prodivoe
iirnu sjjasi"s w- - . . .
elahteen pounds of starch , that eigh
n . . t ,. .... I ... ml A.
eighteen pounds oi eian-iii - mR volunteer tMiiK-io
teen twin da of starch will produce nine navy nnd marine corps of the civil
tCnd. o alcohol, which, I believe, war. Kstlmatea Indies ed that the
nuuiuia u " . ." ii.. ,i. a.n..r. nn.irntlon nf anch a law
..Ila at from 50 to 00 oenta per nauuu. n.i j . -- ...
A thll S the alcohol fro on. ton would cost the government $11,000,
of potatoes would sell for about 18. 0"U.
"Alcohol can be made from the small TA'nshlnpton, March 12. The sen
notatoea as well as the large ones, and Rfo committee on military affairs to
in this faot lies a source of considerable uy reported favorably a bill anthor-aa-lM
to the. farmers. Alao, waste king extra offlcers for the army
Jrillt can be "sad. and considerable sue- The bill reported would add 651
frult can Musev .a officers to the army distributed as
Ml. hMl been repo f' from th. iw o Thirty-alt
com, and even the stalk". BM,I..kA colonels. 64 lieutenant-colonels. 90
tnred alcohol Industry should be tsaen mftJorg 16a pnptBins. 144 nontenants
seriously by the farmera and business fi gofond lieutenants.
man of tha Northwest; for it nvna the
utilisation In a profitable way of a vast Wednesday, March II.
amount of produce, auoh aa mall pota- Wt4ihlngton March ll. President
toaa, off grsde wheal, waeta Irulta, eto Roo,evet today, In a epeolal message
which ara now limply a source ol twaa to u,, en, attention to the
Iota." -
Washington, March 10. Consider
ation of the postotfice appropriation bill
waa resumed by tba house of represent
stivea today. Although amendment
were in order, tne bill, when it waa
laid aside for tba day, with 11 pages
disposed of, had undergone no material
change.
A noteworthy speecn oy namiuon, .
of Michigan, upholding the right of
the Federal government to control cor
poration! and sustaining ine preeiurot.
in bis atittnde toward them, waa the
feature of the days' proceedings.
Other addressee were made by Small,
of North Carolina, and Flnlev, of South
Carolina, each ol whom atracsea me
proposition to increase the pay for
ocean mail service on the ground that
it waa bnt a subterfuge for a ship sub
sidy. Build Submarines on Pacific.
Washington, March 17. F. W".
Hibbs, of Seattle, one of the construc
tor of the battleship Nebraska, ac-
Icompanled by Representative. Hum
phrey, called on secretary or. ma
Navy Metcalf to urge that some of
tho submarine torpedo-boats pro
vided for in the pending naval ap
propriation be constructed on tho Pa
cific coast. They explained to tha
ihnt tha rntt nf construc
tion of these vessels on the Atlantic
coast, added to tho cost of their
transportation to the west where they
will ba commissioned ior service,
would greatly exceed the cost of con
struction on the Pacific coast. Mr.
Metcalf agreed with the presenta
tion made by Mr. Hibbs and said
that he would endeavor to have at
least four of tha eight vessels built
ln western yards.
American Ships to Carry Suppllea
Wn.klnrinn Mnrrh 14. The bill
to require the transportation of ma
. .. . . . .
terlal and supplies to ne usea iu la
construction of the Panama canal la
ships of American register waa
passed bv the senate today. As
amended the bill exempts from tho
restrictions ports ln which no Amer
ican vessels are to be secured for
such transportation. Another amend
ment provides tnsi mas ior buppubs
shall be accepted, naming alterna
tive prices for shipment In American,
or foreign ships. Senator Bacon
claiming that such an amendment
was necessary ln order to allow tho
bidders for furnishing lumber to
compote successfully.
Pension Bill Bafora House.
TO. oh In ir nn Xtnrph IT. TtploW lS
given the full text of Senator Borah's
Kill anllinrllllll thn 11 BO of DOt tO CX-
ceed 50 per cent of the receipts from.
town lots on government trrtKaiion
projects, for the erection and equip
ment of schoolhouses, construction ot
sewer and water systems, etc. Mr.
Borah believes that this bill will
meet with general approval, as It
haa alreadr been approved by the Re
clamation Service. It differs from
the Heyburn bill In that it makea an
absolute donation ot tha moaey,