FARM 1 ORCHARD
Note ami Instructions from Agricultural Colktuttind Experiment Station
of Oregon ami Washington, Specialty Suitable to Pacific Coast Conditions
LAND PLASTER AND ITS EFFECT
vrv ins twihi
(Py Professor H. V. Tartar, Orcnn Asrt
rultural College SJsperlmeiH Miatlun.)
Land plaster, or gypsum, Is a na
tive sulphate of limn. It U a well-
known crop tlmulunt, yet It contain
neither nitrogen, phosphorus, nor
IMituHMlum, the usual plant foot! sup-
ii ti in commercial ieriin.era. m
some localities It la used tu con'
sldcralile exteiit. According to the
cntlmates of Dr. II. W. Wiley, of the
I'lillcd Htatos IVpartnient of ArtIcuI
tore, about HO.OOO ton of around land
planter la used annually In thla
country.
iJind planter la now lined In West
ern Ort'Kon and Western Washington,
especially In tha Willamette Valley,
as a fertiliser for leguminous crop
A evidence of Ita rtiiarkalilo stimu
luting art Ion on Ilia growth of leg
nun', muny Instances are recorded
where tint yield of a clover or vetch
crop bna Iteen practically doulilod by
a treatment with plaster at the rate
of 6) to CO pounda per acre. Thla
fertilizer haa also been used with suc
cess by a number of market gardener
on general mica crops.
Tlio reactions that take place In
the soil when land plaster Is applied
have been studied by numerous In
esilgators. Physically. It Is known
to exert a beneficial effect on heavy
clays by flocculatlon, tbniiKh In this
action It Is far urpnaned by lime. It
ti ma also been considered that land
planter has the power to neutralize
will acids, but experiments made In
i he laboratory have Indicated that It
does not have such an effect and
hence cannot lie used aa snliHtlttite
for lime In thla regard. Urltc'nully
benefit derived from application
were attributed to Its "fixing" action
on certain rompouiid of ammonia
converting them Into more stable
forma for the use of plants.
Many years ago. however. It was
observed In comparing analyses of
clover grown on plots treated with
planter with those of the same plant
grown on untreated plots, that tha
pliiHtered clover contained more pot
linn, one of the most essentlnl ele
ments of plant food. A later Invest I
gator states: "It Is found that tho
lime of the planter Is fixed In the soil
while a corresponding quantity of
IKitanh gea Into solution." At tho
present time It Is generally consld
i ri'd that tho benefits of land plaster
are duo to Its action In liberating
potanh from some of the more lu-
noliihle materials of the soli.
In connection with some soil stud
ies a tent has been niadn on a num
ber of typical Oregon soils. Including
Willamette Valley clay loams, red hill
soils of tho foothills, and Kaslern
Oregon silt loams, as regards the
liberation of soluble potanh by land
planter. In every Instance It has
been found that the plaster releases
potanh from these soils and hence
acts as an Indirect potash fertiliser.
This fact, together with the fact that
planter encourages the growth of cer
tain nitrifying organisms In the soil
which are beneficial to plant growth,
probably ei plains Ita beneficial action
on Oregon soils.
In some localities In the t'nlted
States where plaster has been used
for a long period of years It has
been claimed that the soil does not
ressind to It appllca'lm ns readily
as formerly. In other words, the aun
ply of plant food material lllievated
by the action of the land plaster an
iMiars to become depleted. Analyses
Indicate that our Western Oregon
clay loams contain an almost Inex
haustible supply of potanh and If It
can be rendered more available
through moderate applications of land
planter without the accumulation of
any Injurious products In tho soil. It
would seem no objection can be
rained to Its use. One particular field,
a sandy loam used for truck garden
ing, has come to our notice which litis
bad applications of land plnster for
25 years at the rate of 200 pounds
Mr acre ail still rcapoiid readily
to this treatment.
SOIL INOCULATION
BACTERIA.
WITH
Experiments at Oregon Agricultural
College to Demonstrate Ita Value
to Leguminous Crops.
ffly Vr. Ft. n). Peterson, Itactertrtlestst.
Oreson Agricultural foliee. )
The Department of Soil Uncterlol
ogy at the Oregon Agricultural Col
lego has In process a series of In
veNtlgntlons, In the Inoculation of soil
with bacteria, which It Is hoped, from
results so far attained, will clear up
some of the tnyatery which now sur
rounds this vital problem of soil fer
tility. Kxperlmenta to date very
strongly Indicate that tho presence of
the right variety of orgnnlsma arrects
the crop very markedly In two ways:
In the general quantity and luxuri
ance of the growth, and In the quality
of growth. The point often over
looked but which In reality la most
significant Is the qualitative variation
caused by the bacteria of the soil.
This qualitative variation Is expressed
usually In a marked Hno In the per
centage of nitrogen present In the
plant tissue as a result of the pres
ence of artificially Introduced soil
bacteria.
The first fnct of Importance noted
In tho Investigation of the subject
wns that leguminous crops were char
ncterlzod by having on their roots
what are called tiOercles or nodules
varying In size from a pin-hend to a
pea. It was further noted that the
general hcnlth and luxuriance of the
plant was In direct proportion to the
nbundnnre of these nodules. Very
poorly growing crops were found to
be deficient In root nodules, moder
ately successful crops were found to
contain an average number of nodules,
while very healthy growths occurred
only In association with numerous
nodules.
This coincidence led to an Investl
gatlona of (he nature of the nodule or
tubercle. It was at first thought to
be of the natura of a disease, but
thla waa soon seen to be erroneous
because of the fact already stated,
I. a., the coincidence of tuberc.es and
health of the crop. The rise of bac
teriology as a science near the Bild
die of the hint century guve Impulse
to the Investigation of soli processes
from the standpoint of bacteria. It
waa, as a result of this Investigation,
round that the nodule were the re
sult of bacterial action. In soli which
Is rendered sterile by excessive heat
ing or by the apllcatlon of antiseptics,
but which contains all the food ma
terlala for plant growth except nitro
gen, It was found that If the soil
were not allowed to become con
taminated the legumes failed to grow
beyond a certain ixilnt. If the same
soil were later contaminated or mixed
with earth from a field which had
grown certain legumes. It was found
that growth was luxuriant. This sug
gested that the process waa caused
by live organisms of some sort.
If one of the nodules from the root
of a legume Is cut open and the con
tenia examined by the aid of a pow
erful mlcroscoiie It will be discovered
to- contain millions of bacteria. It Is
now known that those bacteria ex
tract from the air the nitrogen which
they build or help to build up Into
plant tissue. Kxactly how they do It
Is to quite an extent unknown.
Only legumes have the power to
utilize atmoHphetlc nitrogen and these
only by the co-operation of bacteria.
Kinh legume Is thought to have a
sKclal kind of bacterium, although
they are all very closely related, un
doubtedly. The chemical reaction of
the soil very materially affects the
action of the organisms. They will
not thrive In acid soil. Consequently
soli which Is acid should be limed
before a crop of this nature la grown.
Pol! which haa never grown leg
umes before or which has not grown
legumes for three or more years may
profitably be Inoculated with legume
bacteria aa a preparation for growing
the crop. This Inoculation may be
accomplished In one of two ways:
either by scattering soil from a leg
uminous field to the field to be
seeded, or by using a "pure culture"
of the bacterium. This "pure cul
ture" Is simply a growth of the
bacteria on media or food of some
kind. The culture Is sent out In
bottles which are tightly corked to
prevent entrance of any other or
ganism, and are to be used If possible
within 20 days of their receipt, tiac
terla do not grow well In bright or
diffuse light and soil bacteria do not
thrive at a very warm temiieraturo.
Consequently these cultures should
not lie exposed to light or high tem
perature for any considerable period
of time. Direct sunlight will kill them
If continued for a sufficient period
of time.
The details In tho application of thii
pure culture to the seed are as fol
lows: The seed (sixty pounds or lens
for each bottle of culture) should bo
soaked In water for two hours. The
water should be drained off and a
pound of granulated sugar per bushel
of seed should be added. Allow this
to stand for ten hours or more. A
small quantity of cold water should
lie added to the culture bottle and
shaken vigorously until the culture la
well broken up. The contents of the
bottle should next be mixed thor
oughly with the seed. This step Is
especially Important Plant the seed
as soon as It Is dry enough to handla
Do not allow the seeds to become
thoroughly dry or the bacteria will
dlo.
Usually a small pint should be re
served for inilnoculiited seed in order
to tent the efficiency of the Inocula
tion. The results of experiments to
date Indicate that this method is
practicable and of great benefit under
the conditions stated. It Is the In
tentioti of the Department of Hue
teriology of the Oregon Experiment
Station to send out these cultures.
A set of Instructions will accompany
each shipment and those who take
advantage of the opportunity will be
anked to report the results of their
work.
Raises Young to Eat.
The paradise fish, one of tho new
ftoader of natural history, raises Its
youag to oat The habits of thla pecu
liar Own ars also strikingly similar to
those of a great many parenta who
show little more consideration for
Ibelr offspring. The female drops her
ggs carelessly anywhere she may bo
tad the mala gathers them up and
place them In a bubble nest, which
ho blows, and awalta the hatching.
Whoa they are sufficiently grown he
eata them, keeping them housed up
until ho needs them. Some of tho lit
tie ones escape, of course, and as they
are prolific breeders, tho specie If
orpetuated.
Subjects for Big Stick.
"My great-grandfather was clever at
slowing rings of smoke," began tho
first Ananias, aa he helped himself to
the crackers In the corner grocery.
"Horseshoes were scarce In those days,
so when he wanted to play a game of
quoits he would blow rings of smoke
and cover the peg every time."
"Very clover. Indeed," said the aoo
ond Ananias, with a amtle. "but my
great grandfather waa also an artist
at blowing smoke rings. One day a
cyclone came along and blew out his
keyhole In the front door, but great
grandfather Just lit hla pipe, blew a
imoks ring and made a new one.'
Young Pullets.
Tha April hatched pullets should
now bo laying. They certainly are If
they have been given tho proper feed
and caro.
If you have any llttlo potatoes tho
hena can make good uao of them. Doll
them up soft and food a ration now
and then.
BRIEF REPORT OF
WORK OF NATION'S LAWMAKERS
Washington, April 6. Violating
several precedents, LaFollette today
introduced a resolution In the senate
for a new Investigation of the Lorimer
bribery chargea.
It ia contrary to precedent to reopen
a case of this kind once decided. It
is also contrary to precedent to
name the members of tho investigat
ing committee on the resolution ap
pointing it. It ia a further violation
of precedent to appoint only new mem
bers of the senate on such a commit
tee. La Follette proposed that the com
mittee be composed of Works, of Cal
ifornia; Townsend, of Michigan; Mc
Lean, of Connecticut; Kern, of In
diana, and I'omerene, of Ohio. Of
these the first two are insurgents, the
last two Democrats .and Mclean ia a
regular. It ia understood they were
elected at an insurgent conference.
The resolution recites the action of
the senate last session, when a resolu
tion to declare the seat of Senator
Lorimer vacant because of alleged
corruption of the Illinois legislature
which bad elected him, was defeated.
The resolution recites:
"It appears from the published re
ports of the proceedings of the said
Illinois state senate committee, that
witnesses who were not called and
sworn by the committee of this sen
ate appointed to investigate said
charges, have appeared before the said
committe of the Illinois state senate
and on being interrogated, have given
important material testimony tending
to prove that $100,000 was corruptly
expended to secure the election of
William Lorimer to the United States
senate. "
The fight will begin at the outset,
for the Lorimer senators will move to
refer the resolution to the committee
on privileges and elections, of which
Dillingham, a Lorimer man, is chair
man, in the hope that it will be
smothered there.
Washington, April 5. President
Taft transmitted to congress a mes
sage urging early action on the recip
rocity agreement with Canada, lie
said that he sent this message in de
ference to popular sentiment and in
duty to the great masses of the Amer
ican people. The message follows:
"To Ilia ttenate and House of Kepre-
sentallves: 1 transmitted to tha Hilty-
flrsl Congress on January 2t last, the
text of the reciprocity trade agreement
which had b-n negotiated under my
direction by tha Secretary of Biate with
tha representatives ot tha Dominion of
Canada.
"Thla agreement waa tha consumma
tion of earnest effort, extending over
a period of nearly a year, on the part
of both governments to effect a trade
arranKement which, supplementing; aa
It did. tha amicable settlement of vari
ous questlona of a diplomatic and po
litical character that had been reached
would tnuiuully promote commerce and
would strengthen tha friendly relations
now existing.
"The agreement In Ita Intent and tha
terms was purely economle and com
mercial. While the general subject was
under discussion by the commissioners,
I felt assured that tha sentiment of the
people of the united btatei was such
hat they would welcome a measure
which would result In tha Increase of
trade op both sldea of tha boundary
line, would open up the reserve pro
ductive resources of Canada to the
groat masa of our own consumers on
advantageous conditions, and at the
same time offer a broader outlet for
tho excess product of our farms and
many of our Industries.
"IM-talla regarding a negotiation of
thin kind necessarily could not be made
puhllc while tha conferences were
pending;. When, however, the full text
of the agreement, accompanying corre
spondence and data, explaining both Its
purpura and It scope, became known
to the people through the message
transmitted to Congress, It was Imme
diately appiir.-nt that the ripened fruit
of the careful labors of the commis
sioner met with widespread approval
Thla approval ba been strengthened
by further consideration of tha terms
of the aureement In all their particu
lars. The volume of support which
has developed shows that Its broad
national scope I fully appreciated and
Is responsive to the popular wilt
"The House of representatives of
tha Slst Congress, after the full text
of the arrangement, with all the de
tails In regard to the different pro
visions, had been laid before It. as they
were before the American people,
passed a bill confirming the agreement
as negotiated and a transmitted to
Congress.
Thla measure fulled of action In the
Senate. In my transmitting mcs-sge
of January t I fully set forth the
character of agreement and emphasised
It appropriateness and necessity as a
response to the mutual need of the
people of the two countries, aa well as
Its common advantages. I now lay that
message and tha reciprocity trade
agreement a part of the present mes
sage before the S2d Congrees. and
again Invite earnest attention to the
consideration therein expressed.
"I am constrained, in deference to
popular sentiment and with a realis
ing sense of my duty to the great mass
of our people, whose welfare Is In
volved, to Urge on your consideration
early action on thla agreement.
"In concluding the negotiations, the
representative of the two countries
bound themselves to use their utmost
efforts to bring about tha tariff
changes provided for In tha agreement
by concurrent legislation at Washing
ton and Ottawa.
"I hava felt It my duty, therefore,
not to acquiesce In relegation of action
until the opening of tha Con greets In
December .hut to use my constitutional
prerogative and convoke the (2d Con
gress In extra session In order that
there shall ba no break of continuity
In considering ami acting upon thla
most Important subject."
Washington, April 4. The Sixty-
William Gets Ambition.
Washington, April 7. John Sharp
Williams, the new junior senator from
Mississippi, has succeeded in a life
time ambition. He has the seat in
the senate which was occupied by Jef
ferson Davis, the president of the
Confederacy. The desk still bears the
bayonet marks made by the Union
soldiers during war times In an effort
to destroy it. Tha bayonet stabs
were filled with putty, but are easily
discernible.'
TIIE DAILY
second congress met In extraordinary
session today. What the session will
bring forth, or when it will adjourn,
were matter of conjecture here.
The Democrat took possession of
the house and put Champ Clark in the
speaker s chair. In his speech ac
cepting the honor he warned the Dem
ocratic members that the eyea of the
country were upon them; that the
party was on trial, and that It had an
opportunity for the first time in 16
years to prove it worthiness for a
still higher exression of confidence.
Throughout the day the shadow of
the coming presidential fight hovered
about the caitol, and there Is no ques
tion but that the maneuvers for polit
ical advantage will play an important
part in the affair of the house and
senate in the next few months.
William J. Bryan, of Nebraska, and
Governor Harmon, of Ohio, were lead
ing figure on the floor of the house.
Had Governor Wood row Wilson been
present, the list of generally accepted
Democratic, presidential possibilities
would have been complete.
The senate' opening wa sedate as
usual. And while the leadership of
the upper branch remain in Republi
can hands, the change in the person
nel was almost as marked aa in the
house. Aldrich, Hale, Beveridge and
others of both the regular and progres
sive factions were missed.
President Taft' message, dealing
with Canadian reciprocity, will be read
in congress tomorrow. The Dem
ocrats of the hoUHe, however, have
formuated an ambitious program.
which includes the revision of sched
ules of the Payne-Aldrich tariff laws.
Republican leaders of the senate
have announced there shall be no tariff
legislation. They declare they are
not alarmed at the threat of the Dem
ocrats to hold bock reciprocity until
action is secured on tariff bills. This
difference promises soon to bring the
two branches into conflict. A legisla
tive deadlock is predicted, and the
length of the session seem to depend
on how long the Democratic house will
bombard the Republican senate with
general legislation bills.
rroma political standpoint it is
likely that one of the mowt import
ant things the Democratic house will
do will be to order an investigation of
the departments and branches of the
governmennt service. The Democrats
say there have been no such investi
gations for 20 years, and that a sav
ing to the people will result.
The hou.se session was devoted to
the work of organization. The adop
tion of the new rules was put over un
til tomorrow. The Republicans will
make their first fight on these. They
resent the action of the Democrats in
increasing the membership committee
without increasing the percentage of
minority representation.
The Republican insurgent in the
house indicated their purpose to act
independently by declining to vote for
Mann for speaker, and by giving their
support to Cooper of Wisconsin.
The insurgents gained a member
when Aikin of New York, elected as
an "independent Democrat" and here
tofore carried on the Democratic rolls,
cast his lot with them and chose a
seat on the Republican side.
Berger of Wisconsin, the only So
cialist in the house, voted "present"
in the speakership balloting. He also
chose a seat on the Republican aide.
The drawing tor seats attracted in
terest. Because of their large major
ity it was necessary for 30 Democrats
to pre-empt a strip of seats on the Re
publican side. Four of these are com
mittee chairmen, while four others are
members of the all-powerful commit
tee on ways and means and committee
on committees.
When the Republicans found it ne
cessary to invade the Democratic side,
their section was known as the Chero
kee strip. Burleson, of Texas, today
christened the Democratic section on
the Republican side as the "Pan
handle." STEEL TRUST BID LOWEST.
Corporation Got Contract for Build
ing Six Panama Emergency Dam.
Washingtdn The United States
Steel corporation was the lowest bid
der for the construction of ix emer
gency dams to be erected on the Pana
ma canal. Rids for this work were
opened at the Isthmian canal commis
sion offices here.
The steel company's bid was $2,
238.9S7, while the bid of the McClin-tock-Marahall
Construction company,
of Pittsburg, were $40,000 higher.
The third bid by the Pennsylvania
Steel company was $165,000 higher
than the lowest bid. Two of the
emergency dams will be located at
the Miratlores locks, two at Gatun
and two at Pedro Miguel.
Taft Defer Tariff Board Bill.
Washington President Taft haa de
cided to concentrate his attention up
on reciprocity with Canada, and it wa
indicated at the start that he will not
attempt to secure a permanent tariff
commission at the special session of
congress.
He told callers he had come to the
conclusion that the proper time to ask
congress for a permanent tariff board
would be at the beginning of a regu
lar session.
Initiative Decision to Bo Published
Washington Senator Brown of Ne
braska, secured an order in the senate
to print, aa a public document, the de
cision of the Supreme court of Oregon
in the case of Frank Kiernan against
the City of Portland, Involving the le
gality of th Oregon initiative, and
referendum act.
WAR WOULD BE FOLLY.
Foe Japan to Attack United State
Would B Suicid.
San Francisco In an address before
the Commonwealth club, Baron de
Estournalle de Constant, the distin
guished French scholar who haa been
advocating the cause of international
conciliation during Jan extended tour
of thia country, declared that "war
with Japan would be not only a
crime, but folly, with no end, no re
sult, except revolution and ruin."
The text of his addresa waa "War
or Peace With Japan.-"
"Let ua suppose," he said, "that
the United States, following an un
fortunate inspiration, attack Japan
and are victorious; this victory would
be of no use. Japan would remain in
accessible and even stronger than be
fore, standing upon her right against
an unjust aggression. She would be
supported by the national feeling of
her people and the exalted solidarity
of Asia; no civilized nation could ab
stain from approving her resistance.
"But, supposing now the reverse,
and in a moment of complete folly
that Japan attacked the United State.
This attack would be, for Japan, a
suicide.
"Let ua suppose, with the most pes
simistic alarmist, that Japan, starting
a policy of imperialism and megalo
mania, would try to monopolize the
Pacific ocean, claiming Asia for the
Asiatic. It would be the beginning
of her decadence and the end of her
power.
"Acting against the United States,
taking by surprise or by force the
Philippines, the Hawaiian islands, she
would open, at the same time the era
of a general revendication against
Europe. She could not stop; she
would threaten Great Britain, Siga
pore aa well a Shanghai, France,
Saigon, as well as Hanoi, Germany,
Netherlands, Russia, Australia, too
that is to say, all the world. It is
very much to do for one nation.
"And where would she find money
for experimenting in the Pacific this
Napoleonic policy of a universal
blockade? And what would become
of her industry, of her agriculture, of
her commerce, of her art, of her eco
nomic leadership in China? It would
be the miserable collapse and not the
triumph of Japanese imperialism.
"Let us stop this alarmist nonsense
and these pessimistic appeals to new
expense for armaments and to empty
glory.
The empire of the sea exists no
more; the Pacific ocean will belong to
all, as well as the sky belongs to avia
tion and not to one nation only.
"Let us be confident in the wisdom
of the Japanese people and of the Jap
anese government.
SOCIALIST IS LOSER.
Non-Partisan I Elected Circuit Judg
in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis. The Socialist-
Democratic party in Milwaukee city
and county was defeated in Tuesday's
judicial and school board election.
Incomplete return from the city
show that Circuit Judge Halsey, non
partisan, who was opposed by John
Kleist, Social-Democrat, has been
elected by a purality estimated at 10,
000 votes.
The election was the first real test
of the Socialists' power in Milwaukee
since they swept everything in the
city a year ago and carried several as
sembly districts and selected a repre
sentative in congress last fall.
Women were permitted to vote for
school directors only and were handed
separate ballot upon which to mark
their selections. It is estimated that
fully 5,000 women voted.
In several towns outside of Mil
waukee Socialists were successful.
They captured two aldermanic posi
tions and two county supervisors in
Superior and one alderman and a jus
tice of the peace in Racine.
Wausau and Beloit went "wet.
Fond du Lac and Janesville elected
Democratic mayors and Oskosh elec
ted a Republican.
Roslyn Miners Resume.
Spokane The independent mines at
Jonesville, in the Roslyn coal mining
district in Central Washington, have
resumed work, but the men formerly
employed by the Northwestern Im
provement company are still out and
demand a closed shop. Hearing that
the workers in the independent mines
were to resume work, several hundred
miners marched from Roslyn to Jones
ville to force the independent em
ployes to reconsider their action. A
show of force by the deputies was
sufficient to quiet the strikers.
Woman Is Mayor of Hunnewell.
Hunnewell, Kan., Mrs. Eliza Wil
son was elected mayor of Hunnewell
at an election held here Tuesday. She
was opposed by O. M. Akers, former
postmaster. Mrs. George Osborn,
candidate for police judge, ran close
to Mrs. Wilson, but was defeated in
the final count by only four votes.
The women of the town are cele
brating their victory. Mrs, Wilson
declares there will be many reforms
during her administration.
Oregon Plan Rejected.
Concord, N. H. The state senate
Tuesday killed by a vote of 12 to 10
the bill which recently passed the
house, adopting the Oregon plan for
instructing the legislature a to popu
lar choice for United State senator.
EX-PRESIDENT IS
OREGON'S GUEST
Streets of Portland Thronged
With Enthusiastic Visitors.
Distinguished American Grootod With
Affectionate Familiarity By
Waiting Thousand.
Portland, Apri6. No uch greet
ing ha Portland ever given any in
dividual as that which wa extended
by the populace to Theodore Roosevelt
yesterday. .
Once before Portland welcomed him
when he came here as president of the
United States. Then he waa received
with all due pomp, ceremony, dignity
and enthuaiaam.
But there was a delightful informal
ity, a spontaniety, about the Roosevelt
reception yesterday that leaves tha oc
casion altogether unique and without
precedent.
Portland, for the most part, took an
afternoon and evening off and joined
in a series of informal demonstration
which must have served to make it
clear to Colonel Roosevelt that he is
held in high regard by everybody here
about. It wa not the mere cheering
and applause that revealed the public
mind and heart, but the evidences of
intimate regard that were manifested
on every hand.
It wa "Hello, Teddy" and "Huirah
for Teddy" everywhere along the
crowded street where he appeared.
None thought of shouting "Hurrah
for Roosevelt." And to have the pop
ulace calling one by his first name un
restrainedly is significant in itself.
"Teddy in 1912!" snouted hundreds
of his admirers, as he was taken
through the crowded street in a big
automobile, attended by member of
the reception committee.
To this significant exclamation he
gave no fuller acknowledgment than
to the other greetings that came from
the crowds. There waa a nod and a
baring of teeth in that irresistible
Roosevelt smile for everyone. The
only one who received especial atten
tion were women with children, vet
erans of the Civil or Spanish-American
wars and group of workingmen
outdoor for a few momenta from
their toil to see him pass.
It wa a strenuous day not ar
duous, or fatigueing, or wearing, or
vigorous but strenuous. The over
worked Roosevelt adjective alone ap
plies. Into the . nine hours that he
spent in Portland there waa crowded
event upon event with but little inter
val for rest.
The hour and a half of respite from
public demonstrations that the com
mittee provided was spent not in rest,
but in attending to private matters.
Seemingly that famed reservoir of re
serve energy ia as remote from dimin
ution as ever.
Exacting as were the demands made
upon his time, the genial colonel en
joyed it all immensely. He said as
much before leaving the city late last
night and his manner was more ex
pressive than his words. In at, least
one event he was presented with a fea- ,
ture altogether new in his experience,
and he said he will always remember
it a a special event in his travels.
It was the jungle dinner given early
in the evening in his honor at the
Commercial club. Here the large
banquet hall was made over into the
replica of an African jungle.
It was intensely realistic, with an
array of grinning Africans in jungle-
town full dress, monkeys climbing
about in the rank jungle foliage, lions
roaring, hunting horns sounding and
all the atmosphere of a Roosevelt
hunting camp in the land of the rhino-
ceri.
"It is the first time in my exper
ience that I have been provided with
real entertainment rather than being
left to furnish the entertainment my
self," the colonel said delightedly.
Oyster Bay Goo Democratic.
New York Following up their vic
tory of last fall, when Martin W. Lit
tleton, Democrat, defeated for con
gress W. W. Cocks, Republican, - the
Democrats in Nassau county. Long Is
land, the home of Theodore Roosevelt,
were successful in two of three bien
nial township elections. In North
Hempstead the Democratic ticket
rolled up a plurality of about 3,300,
and in Oyster Bay township it waa
about 165. In Hempstead the Repub
licans apparently have won by a nar
row margin of about 50 votes.
Lave Breaks; Grain Destroyed.
Colusa, Cal. The levee of reclama
tion district No. 108, south of Colusa,
broke near the Yolo county line and
the district is filling with water from
the Colusa Basin. A heavy wind
caused waves which battered away
the embankment. Twenty-five thou
sand acre of growing grain that
would have made a heavy yield will be
ruined. Probably not more than
1,000 acre will remain out of water.
Dredger are trying to stop the flood.
dapan Cut Duties for Britain.
London The hew Anglo-Japanese
commercial trreaty which wa ratified
at Tokio provide for large reduction
in the rates of the new Japanese
tariff on the chief British textile and
metal import in Japan. Specialities
in Japanese manufacture will continue
to be admitted to the United Kingdom
duty free. The treaty will remain in
force 12 year.