CROOKED LAW
MAKERS SCORED
Kooscvelt Goes After Lorimcr
and Haskell.
Declares Country It Ditgrsced By
Such Man Sympathize With
Naw Mexico.
Albuquerque, N. M., March If!.
Colonel Roosevelt aiit hia respect by
name t" Senator l.oriiin-r, of Illinois,
ami Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma,
tonight. He denounced ImiIIi a "unlit
to hold public ollice." Their election,
hi' said, wan a disgrai-e ti tliu com
munities which elected them.
The denunciation waa made in the
course of Colonel Roosevelt's address
tii an audience which crowded the
opera house and left hundreds stand
ing outside. In pjiening his talk, the
Colonel declared that in ita failure tu
tyrant New Mexico statehood during
the last regular aeaaion of congress,
the national government had commit
ted a hrearh ,of faith. Arizona, he
said, might have offered ground for
question, although he favored ita ad
mission, hut with New Mexico there
wm no question.
Turning to the dutiea which the cit
izen of New Mexico munt take up
when the territory does liecomo a
state. Colonel Roosevelt Warned hia
hearers that, while good lawa are nec
e unary, good citzcnahip muct back
them up. He aaid that unlit men had
hecn elected to ollice by popular and
representative vote. Such a man re
mained unlit for otllce. h aaid,
"whether he la unfit, a Mr. I rimer
is unlit, who waa elected tiy the legis
luture of Illinoia, or aa Mr. Haskell la
unlit, who waa elected hy popular
Vote. "
The Colonel recommended a druatic
corrupt practices law for New Mexico
w hen it heroine a state. He also de
clared for direct election of United
States senators. In this connection,
he said, New York offered an object
lesson. With direct primary election,
"somebody" would have been electeil
aenator from that state, he concluded.
He a Inn declared that justice toward
corporations muat characterize all
dealing with combination of capital
and after an explanation of his views
on this subject, devoted the rest of a
long address to a plea for giswl citizen
ship. ZELAYA BITTER IN ATTACK.
Nicaragoan Exile Says Unitsd States
Plant to Seize All America.
Paris Jose Santos Zelava. who was
rnmelled to relinquish the presidency
of Nicaragua during the recent revo
lution, gave an interview to I.e Siecle,
in which he violently attacked the at
titude of the I'm ted Slates in the
Mexican affair. Zelaya charges that
the t'ruti-d States government, in
spired by the proect of commercial
and financial gain, is waging a merci
less duel not only with Mexico, but
w ith the whole of CcntraJ America,
which it seeks to absorb so as to become
absolute master of the Western hemis
phere. He assert that the United
States is deliberately inciting revolu
tions in Latin America, that they may
serve as excuses for intervention.
CANADA HAS DIAMONDS.
Gem Are Smalt, However, and
Chiefly of Scientific Interest.
Vancouver - The director of the
geological survey announces that dia
monds have been discovered by the
survey in British Columbia, the first
recorded discovery of the kind in Can
ada. The rock is peridotite, of the
variety known as danite, consisting of
olivine and rhromite. The ajieclmena
were obtained on Olivine mountain,
near Tallaneen river, by Charles C'as
sels, of the survey. llecause of the
small size of the diamonds, none being
much larger than a pinhead, the dis
covery would seem to be of scientific
rather than commercial importance.
Ruin Crash on 30 Man.
Nashville By the collapse of the
walls of the buiding of the Kail Hard
ware company, which burned about
ten days ago, about 30 men were
buried under tons of brick, mortar and
lime. Twelve bodies have been re
moved, but it ia believed at least one
more is buried in the ruins. Seven
teen orsons were more or less In
jured. Ralph McCallum was the only
white man known to have) been killed
and Kdwin Hart the only white man
Injured. The other victim were all
Colored.
Soldiers Offered Bonus.
San Francisco Colonel J. P. Wia
aer, commanding officer at the Pre
sidio here, is investigating tonight a
rumor that insurrecto agents have been
endeavoring to persuade Presidio
trtsips to desert and join the rebel
forces In Mexico. According to the ru
nior, soldiers are being ottered large
Ismuses to ally themselves with the
Insurrecto agents in their secret work.
Colonel Wisser and other army officers
attach no imortance to the rumor.
600 Deputies to Work.
Somerset, Ky. Orders to swear In
COO deputies to cope with lawlessness
Rrowing out of tho white firemen's
strike on the Cincinnati, New Orleans
& Texas Pacific rail mad have been Is-su.-d
to Sheriff Weddln, of this county.
All locomotive cab windows on train
running through Somerset have been
quipped with steel plates.
FIRST MOVsi FOR PEACE.
Mexican Government and Insurgents
Both Fear Intervention,
New York, March 15.- Before 8e
nor de la liarra 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 hi
countrymen, regardless of "all divis
ion of party, all differences between
men," to recall the "sacred lnteret
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 apieal
only last night, after hia conference
with Seimr Limantour, the Mexican
minister of finance, and he considered
it so very lniortant that at tho very
last moment he had it crowded into
the locked forma.
Insurrecto leaders to whom the par
agraph waa shown said they consid
ered it an invitation to come into
camp, and its Issuance makes more no
table a trend of event that has been
discoverable for the last three days.
After the first shock of surprise in
the United States, and of alarm and
distrust in Mexico caused by the dis
patch of 20,000 American troops to
the frontier, there began a series of
formal diplomatic exchanges between
the two powers, and a series of care
fully weighed interviews and author
ized publicationa in the daily press.
Underneath this current ran a deeper
tide tide of sympathy between coun
trymen who might be at odds, but
were still countrymen.
"Intervention means war," said
Senor Limantour. in so many words.
"Intervention?" answered Dr. F.
V'asquex (iomez, the insurgent repre
sentative at Washington, who has
been here fur three days. "The mo
ment there is intervention there will
cease to be an insurrection. lioth
side will make common cause against
a common enemy."
. Frederico Madero, a brother of Gus
tavo, head of the jurta here, let fall
today that his brother had recently
made a call on Sennr Limantour. One
of his friends said this afternoon that
(ustavo had spent part of the morn
ing with Secretary Dickinson, but the
secretary himself dashed all intima
tions with old water.
"I have not been in communication
with the Madero, either directly or
indirectly," he said tonight. "I have
never met any of them and I have had
no word from any of them. I carry no
messages from them to Senor Lim
antour. My presence here has noth
ing Ui do with the Mexican situation."
The belief grows here, however,
among those closely in touch with
Isith camps, that some understanding
will be reached. It was pointed out
that if Francisco Madero, Sr., has al
ready seen Setmr Limantour once, he
is likely to find means of keeping in
touch with him as the situation may
demand.
Tho Maderoa are considered the
wealth and brains of the revolution.
They are not in sympathy with the
Socialist movement in Southern Cali
fornia. "If those fellows win," said
Gustavo Madero today, "we shall have
to fight them."
PLAGUE RAVAGES CONTINUE.
Lives of 20,000 Lost In Harbin Dis
trict Alone.
Washington. - The plague is con
tinuing its ravages in China, as shown
by the mail advices reaching the State
department from American consular
officer.
It is estimated that 20,000 people
have succumbed in tho Harbin cons
ulate district since the outbreak of the
epidemic. In Harbin and its subuib,
Furhiatin, 6,014, including f0 Kurop
eans, died up to February 11.
The disease is playing havoc with
the Chinese troop at Chang Chun,
according to Japanese statistics, 8.r0
death among them being reporti-d up
to January 2H, the daily death rate of
the town being abut CO.
Leading Citizens Escape.
Danville. III. After returning 37
indictments, but 14 of which were for
political offenses, the grand jury was
dismissed Wednesday afternoon by
Judge Kimbmugh until April 17, the
day preceding the city election. No
politicians or leading citizens -were in
dicted, the accuKed being precinct
chairmen and worktrs almut the polls.
William C. Urown, member of the
city election commission, was indicted
for receiving money from a candidate
to influence his vote In the election
last fall.
Explosive Wrecked Times.
Ixa Ajiigeles. The coroner's jury in
the Time disaster of October 1, after
an adjournment of several weeks, held
its concluding session Wednesday and
returned the following verdict: "The
Times building was destroyed and a
great number of the employes injured
by an explosion, followed by fire,
said explosion being caused by high
explosives other than illuminating
gas, placed there by a party or parties
unknow to this jury."
Robber Holds Up Hotel Clerk.
Washington With tho White House
.-.I n.li loiiArters each one block
away and the United States treasury
Just acros the street, a robber en
tered the office of the Grand hotel on
P.nnavlvania avenue and held up the
clerk at the point of a pistol and es
caped with i&o.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NWS
NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST
AMERICAN PRISONERS SAFE. I TROOPS TO "STAY ON BORDER
Mexican Officials Promiss Fair Trials
to Captives.
Kl Paso Tex., March IS. Assur
ance of the safety of all Americans
now confined in Mexican prisons i
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 ena)ty under summary
military procedure.
The statement from the Mexican
officials was issued relative to the 17
foreigners w ho are now imprisoned In
the Federal jail at Casus (J ramies.
Fifteen of them are Americans.
Pending their trials, they will be
given the consideration due prisoners
of war. Colonel Cuellar, in command
at Casas (jrandes, is suffering from
wounds, and as soon as he is able to
move, tin.' prisoner will be marched
170 mile to Chihuahua to face the
civil court. The two other foreigner
are F.uropean "soldiers of fortune,"
who have fought in Central American
revolution.
The men are confined in cell in the
adobe prison and are under guard of
Mexican soldiers. Their rations con
sist of such as can be spared them
from the military stores, for the town,
alsiut 150 nuli s south of Kl Paso, has
had no food supplies since March t,
when the battle was fought in which
the insurrectoa were defeated.
Colonel Manuel Tamborcd, 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
foreigners hereafter captured."
Colonel Tambored at first said he
was advised that 40 foreigners had
been captured, but later said the re
port waa incorrect. He said he had
not received the names of the Amer
icans. BONDS NOT NEEDED NOW.
Corporation Tax Decision Puts Gov
ernment in Funds.
Boston Secretary of the Treasury
MacVcagh says of finances of the
government and the new Panama
canal loan :
"Although it has been the general
impression that a block of new 3 per
cent Panama bonds would be issued
immediately after the adjustment of
the corporation tax, we are in no im
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
ment has changed the complexion of
the government finances for the mo
ment. This decision involved a mat
ter of $52,000,000 to the treasury im
mediately. Of this amount, $27,000.
000 represents the amount collected
last year. We estimate the income
from the tax this year at $25,000,000,
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.
TRUST SUES STEEL TRUST.
Allege It Controls the Cement Trust
and Railways.
Washington, March IS. Declaring
that the United States Steel corpora
tion uses its unlimited owcr to stille
competition in direct defiance of law,
the Alpha Portland Cement company
of Faston, Pa., today filed charges
with the interstate commerce com
mission against the steel trust.
In its complaint the Faston 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
Portland Cement company, of Pitts
burg, which is controlled by the steel
corporation, is given the preference
by the above named railroads in all ce
ment contratcs, regardless of price.
Texas to Become Target.
Norfolk, Va. -The battleship San
Marcos, formerly the Texas, is to un
dergo experimental explosive tests.
Detailed plans for the tests are be
ing guarded with cosiderable secrecy
at the Navy yard. It is known, how
ever, that it is intended to maintain
service conditions on the vessel as far
as iossible and her machinery and
guns remain alioard.
The crew, as she goes out, will con
sist of enough men to man her boilers
and pumps. The only living things to
remain on hoard during the tiring tests
will be a dozen cats and a lot of chick
ens. 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
icans were arrested on a strip of land
the ownership of which is disputed by
Mexico and the United States. At
the present time the question is be
fore the international boundary com
mission and it ia possible that the
Americana will stay in the Jusrez jail
until the commission acts.
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 Liego, Cal., and at
Galveston, 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 gunboat on the
Fast 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
those 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's
squadron will be sent to the Texas
coast at all will depend on develop
ments. SHIPS READY FOR ANY MOVE.
Marines at San Diego Distributed
JAviator Sent to Texas.
San Diego, Cal. The ships 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
of the naval forces on this station.
The force of General Bliss, 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 ready 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
San 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 has 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 frm the line. ' I''-
It remains for the Mexican authori
ties to prove that the scene of the ten
tire procedure had been within the
jurisdiction of Mexico, or else set the
young men at liberty. TT"
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 .would receive fair
trials.
Rebel Agent Denies Strife.
Washington That there is dissatis
faction in the councils of the repre
sentatives V)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:
"Kefering to telegrams published at
Washington stating that Dr. Yasquez
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
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 City, March 16. General
Cozio, the minister of war, and other
officials said today they had not been
informed officially of the capture of
15 Americans supposed to have been
made prisoners by the government
forces after the defeat of the insur
rcrtos at Casas Grandes.
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 provlonce. .
EARLY SPRINO WORK.
.,
Prepare Now for Big Harvests-Don t
Leave It all to Luck.
The first steps In any undertaking
are generally the most critical one
as affecting later success. This Is
especially true of farming operations
bavins; to Uo with crop production
To obtain maximum crops la Oregon
It is extremely important that prepa
ration begin at once. Ibis Is espe-
daily true In Oregon, owing to the ! moisture and plant food that should
scantiness of the rainfall during the be reserved for the main crop of the
latter part of the growiug season. eason.
This condition prevails In every sec The ff,n ,tp the early spring
tlon of Oregon. While the annual ! mork is the seeding. The best stands
rainfall in practically every part of; f , , Western Oregon are se
Oregon is sufficient to produce ex-, d b broadcasting the seed on
celient crops, yet. since most of nlfall gown wheat M early as It Is
comes during the winter it Is ex-1 ,,,, to Ret on tne ground, ,ay
remely Important that Jt be carefully , t , than Marcn 15 Xnlf! early
husbanded In Lastern Oregon, of f the soli will permit, should
course where the rainfall averages foltowMl by a light harrowing to
from a x to twenty nches. the need h FieM
of moisture conserving methods or h , Western and Eastern Oregon,
tillage nd cropping hu long been d near altc(?ether for ,ucce.
recognized aa vitally Important In-fu, eW thelr belng
,.n iVi '.- . i .tT .
ranges from thirty to sixty inches or
more annually, tbe value of moisture
"in?An &Z DUtJ becoiM'u,l!!;WheB the land has been plowed the
that the rainfall In Western Oregon de,)thf three , nches at the rate of
during the month of July. August it bu8helg acre If b ,
and beptember seldom exceeds twoideM,red u should be ded about
Inches, less, In fact, than falls In
many semi-arid countries at this:
time, it Is not difficult to understand
that .maximum crops can be produced.
only where sptclal methods of mols
ture conservation are followed.
. ,
as plant foo content is concerned
Th... 1. I i . I n I . I. - . .
no more rich or productive soils ex
Is than are found throughout Oregon
. ."m V, .v, n' m1 ",f,1m0
ture which is the limiting factor in
crop Production Good rofation meth -
oda will maintain and increase plant
iixju nupiuy. i uuruuKQ image meiu
ods 'to conserve moisture will un
questionably make ample crops pos
sible.
The attention of the Oregon farmer
should be called particular to the
effect of early spring tillage upon
molsture conservation. When the soil ''" s"1"
Is filled with moisture from the sur i!8 hsolutely essential. This is done
(ace down, following the winter pre-;1" limln the alfalfa ground the lat
dpItaUon, the first warm, sunshiny ljfr Part f March. Water slaked
days of spring will cause a hlgherl llme- at J 15('
loss of moisture throuKh evaporation P?und8 er ,acre- Bh,ou,d, ,.be uU8ed:
than Is likely to occur even ln the ! The , tch clover and alfalfa should
hottest, windiest days of midsummer. I recf iTe a ilght dre8Bln ,0' fpo1m .4
While moisture is most readily lostlU 604 Pou?1d? P ",cre1 of land, Pla8ter
during the month of April, It may be bout AP.ril d P1" er- ofKcfur!e
more largely conserved at this time.!doe8 not . rr!t ; dit J" , b
The winter precipitation has run the!makln8 P,a.sn V8"86'6; Intimately
surface soil together, forming a com-; '""eases the yields of leguminous
pact crust on top of the ground. from!crP8- L" plaster can be broad
which the moisture Is very rapidly ! ca8'e,d el,ther tore or after seeding
lost. By breaking up this crust as 0? d ctly on he growing crop but
early as possible In the spring, trans-1 should preferably not be applied later
forming It into a soil mulch three or han .APril , " 11 ,m"8t wa8hed
four inches in depth, moisture losses lnto tha 8" b7 the last 8Prin" rain"
can be stopiied. In Eastern Oregon! Finally, none of these early spring
It has proved a most profitable prac ('operations may be successful unless
tlce to harrow the fall sown ground eood seed Is used. The enormous
two and even three times ln order to losses suffered by the farmers of
break this surface crust. Wbere the I Oregon each year from the use of
ground Is In stubble, both in Eastern ! inferior seed is not realized. Seed
and Western Oregon, It Is of thew In vitality or containing large
greatest Importance to get on the amounts of noxious weeds are all too
land as early as possible with the mmonly sown, but seldom does the
disc harrow; this early discing caa : farmer stop to think how easily this
be done long before spring plowing continued and costly waste may be
can be started. This early cultiva ! prevented. A representative sample
tlon before plowing has the advantage of the seed to be purchased or used
of changing the boII crust to a mols jcan be secured from the seedsman,
ture conserving mulch and, ln addl-.and this sample placed In an en
tlon. will make the spring plowing velope and mailed to the Seed Test
much easier and more effective. Tha in Laboratory at the Oregon Agrtcul
stubble and other trash on the sur- tural College, where It will be imme
face of the ground Is cut up and diately examined as to purity and ger
worked Into the soil and the clod minatlon and reported upon free .of
making crust is broken, so that when charge. If the seed Is inferior it
plowing is done both clods and stub need not then be purchased or sown,
ble will no longer be in the way lu 18 especially vital that all the
When the furrow slice Is turned a grasses,, clover and alfalfa should be
perfect union between the seed bed examined before purchasing and sow
and the ground underneath. wherelln- A tablesnoonful sample is suffl
the winter moisture is stored. Is clenL The month of March is the
made, so that this tored moisture may ideal time for the farmer to maKe
ascend into the seed bed during fh arrangements for purchasing seed for
growing season. The earlv spring the year. All the foregoing costly
discing before plowing also" has the . operations and labor on the farm may
advantage of germinating the weed he thrown away if this step is
seed, so the young weeds may later: neglected.
be turned under by the plow. We should have some reeord-
The next step In the spring work, breaking yields this year. Seasonal
especially in Western Oregon, is ma -I conditions have never been better. If
miring the land in preparation for: h Q f , to t maxl.
such crops as corn, kale and mangels.
The farmer should not forget that;mum croP8- however, he most re
every ton of manure applied to these member that It will depend very
crops will give a return of five or lx i
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
spring plowing should not be as
deep as the fall plowing, but ln 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 follew the spring
plowing with the sub-surface packer
In order to make a more perfect con
nectlon between the plowed ground
and the ground underneath it. Thelh)g farm at Planel the other day.
Plow of course should be flowed, , fle,d and w reproach.
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 he grown. Is
the frequent harrowing of the plowed
land, especially after a spring rain
has formed a surface crust. This
harrowing, of course, will conserve
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 require warmer weather and can
not endure late frosts. By the time
they are seeded, however, the spring
rains are practically over, so these
latev seeded crops must be carried
through the dry season on the mols
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 land to protect the soil from
leaching or washing through the win
ter, the early spring Is the proper
time to plow this covr crop under
aa a green manure. To be of tho
greatest benefit as a green manure It
Is vital that the cover crop should
be plowed under early In the spring.
L,y about April 1 to 15. when It Is
from 12 to 1 Inches high. At this
Jt , ,u()h and geea io
when It Is flowed under It will de-
Cay rapidly. After green manure has
been plowed under the land should
be thoroughly disced to compact the
' ol I of the ground layer and to cause
its rapid decay. Where a cover crop
Is allowed to grow late In the spring
It beeomes too mature to decay rap
idly and In addition saps the soil of
at the earliest possible date tha
weather will permit, say the latter
part of February or early March.
two weeks after the peas have been
1 u s ur r It svaaai a i-a ast nrn lot as
March ,5 thelr le,j u t,
reduced. Mangels and other root
crops should also be seeded during
I March, as should the thousand-beaded
kaIe Ka, wbere geeded early ,
, March , ten to twelve ,nche, w
and ready for transplanting by the
fl f j g , f
8-!Kive tbe highest yields when seeded
H u,o .oii-,
ve th t w be,
, a A ri, 15 gnd March CorDi
alfalfa and field beans find the best
seeding time from May 1 to 10.
The sixth step in the spring work
refers especially fe the growing of
leKumes. such as vetch, alfalfa and
clover, in Western Oregon. The cor-
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 tu
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.
in Svanton canltallst. going over
fully to his foreman:
" 'You ought to have been more
careful, Harris, In raking up your hay.
Don't you see you've left Uttle wisps
lying sll about V
"Little wlspsT the foreman stam
mered. 'Why, boss, that's the cropl'"
Whlskbroom for Corn.
The shopper who knows Just what
she wants and Insists upon havlrg ft
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 Mg store, where she saw a coun
ter full of brooms labeled, "whlsk
broom 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 It pays to keep
a supply of extra fine brooms In the
regular kitchen department
The Funny Way of Girls.
Young Woman "Did you see th
way that man looked at me? It was
positively lnsultingr
Big Brother "Did he stare at youf'
Young Woman "Stare! Why, no;
he ran his eye over me and then
glanced oft at some one else. Just aa
If 1 wasn't worth a second thought."