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THE OREGON SITHDaT joukATT VufnTfnStnUlTO. SEPTEMDER 12 20, . 1008. A Ml CAUSE PANIC Local Federal Laboratory Looks Into Some Things Vie Eal PURE FOOD OR RANK FAKES? Guaranteed Under Pure Food Act Doesn't Always Mean Purity Before ! Oregon Academy of got eric In the city lull Ut flight. A. Knlaely. tr. charge of lb rnltnd States pure food laboratory, gave. tbe follow JlUUn-iaiiuouiiiii"'"' -Very few eltlaene ef this elate, or a Prnwllinf (Hoar in Jlid- v,n of Portland. or ow that ,10 1 rUpillIU Utai i .eminent ku eatabllehed 0vnn and Passengers arc m their midst a. modem, up-to-uu .... I (.n.! iaaha.Htaa aaswtestaatss, Im AViff W IILlxaltliaUlllll MUVIIIVlIi VVHiViVt v aT V . J I' A II 111 .aa r I ' itnunrnii ijikc iiuuvu .,.ii -w ia & fact T-.ii Tbe laboratory for tba Port of Port JW1. land li located on tha third floor of tha Worcester building, northwaat corner, and ocouDlaa what wara formerly a hum 7 her of office rooms. Thee rooma have - i. . . .... trniM tnm LMMd wi., tnuwif reraoaei ana noauv, w V-mr Vnik Sunt. 1 0. Fasacnf vrl on uayi.wu vr inB vuuau-i I ,al - I .. - I l.WA..avw e,.v Urgent boat afloat, were ianuu smaller laboratory for epeclal work, after being held up almost a oay or tbe fog off Sandy Hook., still surrenng from tue ahock of a terrifying expert. nee In mid-ocean. At noon laat Thuraday an aociasm occurred to ona of tha propeller ahafte rMmllin and tba graat veaaei large etora room and a apeolal hallway. In which are atored aoma of the -apvcl&l eonlnment and cold atoraee cheat. The office furnishings. Including aafe. work. Ing library, etc., together with tha main laboratory equipment, represent a an ex penditure at the present lime or several thousand dollar Thla valuation la t being constantly augmented br freaaen i,. i. ... - I addition to tha library and labors tarv feohhed ud and down xor nve minui.i . . - - the matte quivering ie Damuy t MW so aujuung-. r.i.. wa man and women oeingi "Thla laboratory, together with aer . . . . I era! othera, waa recently established by thrown into a wild panto. th- Monf governmentand la a result Passengers In tneeeraina-.M "'iof the United States food and druars act lifted out of their ehalra and thrown which waa pMod June 0. 10. . !r .h. ..ino.. flret cabin L.'S"110". ' t proyldeg that w itna aeoreiary or ma ireaaury anau Oft- passengere in tneir w I "v,r n eecrciary -or agricuiiura, hminrid ud and down like rubber balia. upon hla requeue from time to time. Fourteen llremen at work In the coal I samples of fooda and druga which are. bunkers at the time oi ine Kcmmi i oemg unponea into cna unuta eta tea were burled under pllee of coal pre-1 or offered for Import, giving notloa clhltated upon them oy ine verucw i inereor 10 m owner or conaignee, wno jarring f tno ehlp. One of them ana-1 may appear oerore tna eecretary or ag t.inrt broken arm. another a broken rleulture and have tha right to Introduce lea and tha acalp of atlll another waa teetimony, and ir It appear rrom tha ax o lacerated aa to require I atltchea. amlnatlon of auch aamploa that any ar mo,!sImlz fm r!J. .T...rrrt the tlcle of food or drua- offered to be Im. v,,rj..ni mf hont 300 mllea eaat of I ported into tne united Btatee is adui-21'uniVh-V:n. or mlabranded within tha mean- I Ins or this act. or Is mherwlfla dtnnN U?L?f Vm- Theri T waa ab.oluta oua to the health of the pwple of the In their row. Thera waa aD"jyl? United Btatee. or la of a kVnd forbidden diaclpllna among tha erew. oordln I or forbwden t0 b 0,d to J. U. Grifflthe. American conaui at i trtcted ,n ff&,8 ln the e0untry In which Liverpool, wno wm a. iu i. made of from which It la the nimentri also acted wun cooi-1 ( i. nesa. The wte!Ufht.wtUheiJf "vJUSI "Pt tha said articles shall be rl immiltilv closed, making the vesael I .-..-i.-- .. aa safe as anything could ba at aea. .J the treasury shall refuae delivery to the Thar waji a terrrfla cale blowing ati..-.!--.. m .kail Mi.a ti,. )um. tha time or tne acciaeni, ne wn on or any goods rerused delivery which rlcana that all ships crossing the Ay-1 shall not be exported by the consignee lantlo this week encountered. in; within three months from tha data of t m had been raging for nearly 18 1 notice of such refusal under auch regu- houra and this aaaea to me ir ui ineiistiona. as ine secretary oi tna treasury pasaengers. Aa soon as posalbla after may prescribe.' the . vertical larrlng of the ship began I "It Is for tha purpose of enforcing the the enerines were stopped. Tne Dig ves- provisions or tnis rooa ana ruga act set lashed around on the waves for hairitnai tnese xaDoratoriea navo been ea started aaain tha nerve-racking Jarring L "A .h" Pfnt time there are U la- .r.n - i Doraiones unaer tne control or tne started aiso. , i ITnlt.j a ...t... Cause of tia acuhap. ture. They are located as follows: New rmm tha Kot .ramlnstlon that could I York. Boaton. Philadelphia. Chlpaao. be made Captain Prltchard decided that New Orleans. BanFranclsco, St Paul, one of the bladea of the low-pressure natrojt Savannah. Seattle. Buffalo. Kan surboard propeller had become bent "m City. Denver, Galveston. Portland, inside In a way to Interfere "with tha Cincinnati. turning of the shaft Some of the pas. Hew York Hag X-argast. sengera who talked to members of the "rhe New York port laboratory la by engineering department of the ahlp far the largest of any. since nearly 75 after , tha accident say thiu the pro- per cent of all goods imported Into the poller shaft was bent by the resistance United States come through New York, of the bent acrew, and that either some The workinsr force In their laboratory or the plates gave way Deiow ine water i prooaoiy varies rrom 40 to J!0 men. The line or a hole waa knocked in the hull. 1 working forces In tha other laboratories It is certain that the pumps were set j very from two or three upward, depend- to wortc clearing some or tne lower swn m mnuni 01 worn p oe gone, after apartments with water lnimedl- At . the present time the Portland labo- aieiy a iter tne acoiaent. ana tney were !r i. z iz "" "ff still at work when the ship reached b oo 'jour. t r.ior tnAav . , . . . , - ah oi ine reaerai laooratones are S," A J!5Hpfc?" SirWkZZ: Si air examinatron. "or VnaJy-e- whlcfi tlonal or Import work; second, domestic or Interstate work. First International or Import work. Certain euatoma regulations have been adopted for tba enforcement of tha food and drugs act, for porta where labora tories of tha department of agriculture are eatabllahed. Among them Is one which permits a representative of the United fetatea department of agriculture to examine all involcea pertaining to roods or drugs, Including liquors ana mineral watera Kaub of theae Involoes muat show evi dence of having been examined by a representative of tba department of ag riculture. Ususlly the Involca and goods are In spected at tbe same time, on the floor at the custom-house. At tha time of this floor Inspection. If the gooda are found to be O. K.. tha Invoice la stamped 'No aampla desired by tha department of agriculture." If. on tba other hand. ror any reason It la desired to examina and analyse aamplaa of tha goods at the chemical laboratory. It la ao inaicatea on the Involca and aamplaa are prop erly taken and sent to the laboratory for analysla ' Pending tha result a of tha analysla. tha goods are detained at tha custom-house. Upon tha comple tion of tha analvats if tha goods are found to comply with tha law, they are Immediately released. ,, , Terlfy Sesalta. "On the other hand. If they do not conform, to tha law, but are In violation of it they are not released. In this lat ter case a check aample la sent to the Ir tain Pritchard burled his wife at Liver pool on Friday, a few hours befort ha sailed with his vessel, and waa very much depressed. His mental worry was Increased when, on Wednesday morning ' at 1 o'clock, tha aiauretanla ran Into a , , tilUmlle gale, which veered from the ireifheaat and the northwest, lashing up tremendous seas. t: The gale contm ued all of Wednesday and Wednesday - nignt ana it was blowing wun undi minished fury when the accident hap pened xnursaay noon. Late Wednenday afternoon the Man Te tania passed the La 8a vole and the Cel ' Mc, plugging against the gale at about 10 knots an hour. John W. Gates add ed a touch of humor to his description ; of the panic by saying that he never . saw such an exhibition of lingerie ln his life as that which appeared. In the cor ridors and public rooms when the fe male passengers who had been held to their berths by 'seaaickness began to rush out i He and Mrs. Gates were ln their stateroom when the accident oo cut red. . He said the huge liner pounded uo , and down while the shaft raced as If ne was going to snake apart. ine masts, said Mr. Gates, bent like trout polca and several of the stays parted. A!rs. J. B. Forgan. wife of the Chi cago nanker, was in her berth, very ill wl.pn the accident happened. Her hus- band Was on t sofa In th Stateroom. as the ship began to bounce, Mr. For . gan started to pop up and down on the spring of the sofa, like an acrobat in a . net. Despite her Illness and alarm, his wife waa forced to laugh at his frantic enorts to gam his equilibrium and the jaugnter cured her seasickness. Steamship Farima's Trip. - Among other vessels which arrived today with stories of terrible ex per 1--' ences' In the hurricane was the'T'arima, : or tne yueoec steamship company. Struck with full force by a terrific hur ricane ttiat threatened to aend tha ship to tne Dotiom ana mrew us crew and 60 passengers about until many of them . were cut and Bruised, requiring treat ment by the surgeon, the steamship wnni mrougn ine worst experience in . its nistory and got In from St. Thomas, . nest indies, three days late. . ine storm struck the ship late on Tuesday and for 30 hours thereafter Captain Alexander Mann was on the Bridge continuously, not daring to leave fill J08t. "It. waa frightful, with a wind blow ing up to 100 miles an hour," said I Henry Steyman, third officer of tha snip, wnuo captain Mann acknowledged inai ne nan tears mat hla craft mlgbt go to the bottom. The steamship Bennudsn, of the same company, which rot in from Bermuda, w aepi m tne nariior or mat port 24 hours while the hurricane roared and . blew Itself out outside. Other arriv ing steamships continued the stories of ou weatner. the enforcement rt tha tnnA an4 A-vwmm act mayreoulre. "The work of each, laboratory may be divided into two classes first. Interna- chlef of tha bureau of chemistry. Wash ns-ton. I). C. in order to verify tne re sults of the port laboratory. Tha de partment of agriculture than reports ita nndine-a - to tna treasury aepanmeni. and that body then takes final action as to tna disposition 01 me gooaa, ana no tifies the custom-house officials at the port where tha gooda were detained aa to tha nature of thla action. They may order the goods released, relabeled or rashlpped, aa tha case may be. If goods are ordered reshlpped or ex ported, the consignee or Importer has tnree months in wnicn is carry out such order. At the and of this time (three months) If tha gooda have not been exported, they are destroyed under customs supervision. - "In order to rlva aoma Idea of the amount of work required ln carrying out tba provisions of the law aa relating to Imported fooda and drugs, I ahall quote a few extracts from an article by ft E. Doollttle. chief of tha New York city port laboratory: 1 - Tjunng tne nrst year aner tna ap proval of tha rood and drugs act; that is, during; tha year ending June 10, 1807, there were examined approximately 000 Invoices of food products by tha in specting officers; 4,931 sampfaa were aubmitted to chemical examination In tha laboratories; 28,137 cssea of food products have been examined on the la spection floors of the customs exam iners, rrom which no samples were taken and Invoices not detained for reason that theae gooda were known from previous examinations or correo' tlona ln labels to ba ln compliance with tna taw. Tind Many Violations. " Of the 4,931 samples submitted to cnemicai examination, 1,71s were round to comply with the1 law and 1.218 to vio late Its provisions. Of the 1.213 ship ments found to be ln violation of the law, 171 were required to be reshlpped beyond the jurisdiction of tha United States, or to be destroyed; 177 were ad mitted after the labels were corrected to meat the requirements of the act, and 86b were released on final hearing with out prejudice to future decisions by the department ln similar cases. Dur ing the paat year just closed, tha work has increased very much, and I am sorry that I have not the data at hand so as to give pou a summary of tha year's work, closing June 30, 1903. " 'All that has been said thua far re lates to International or Import work. shall now give you soma Idea of the sacond class of work with which all lha fadersl laboratories are vitally la. tvmiva. i raier 10 ina oomestlo or In terstata work. ""I wish to call your attention to a difference or distinction between state wui iuu iriivrniai , wora. . , "The federal government does not Interfere and takea no part in purely state work; oa the ether hand, the fed eral government la verv much Inter ested In interstate work. It Is a ques tion or the government not Interfering with what belongs to tha atata "The state of Oregon, for lnatanca has Ita own pure food Law a and Ita own statA dairy and food commission. These I laws ana tne atate oommlaaion are am ply init to attend to an tne state w without the aid of the federal govern ment A Portland manufacturing company may put .on tna market an aoeolutel pure, wholesome product, or a grossly adulterated one. 80 long aa' theae ar- tic:aa are aoia witnin ine atate. 01 ore gon the federal government dsvs no at lent Ion to them, this being a matter for the atate dairy and fftod commissioner to iook atter. However, ir thla Port land firm sent their manufactured pro- ouci into anotner atate. men ine federal government would become immediate! Interested and might take a hand la the matter. Brady raretca amplaev. "Tha government has a number of a. pert rooa inspectors, who are constantly studying interstate shipment of food atuffa and from tlma to lima hav ara tuning samples, or aucn shipments. les are sent to the federal These samp lea are sent to the federa laboratories for analysla As a result or mess analysis or interstate samples, hearings are being held in different parte of tha country and manufacturers and dealers are -being called upon for Information pertaining to certain Inter state cases of food or drug products; and from time to time flnea are being Imposed upon parties found guilty of v.uiMLiiia ma- taw. "At ths presentt lme, the department of agriculture Is Issuing a series of leaiteis anown as "Notice of Judg ment." Each of these relates to some particular caaa or vlolatlnn nf tha uu and drugs act. giving in detail the his tory Of tha Case and tha ftnritnsra nf tha ......... . . I. . , 1 . . . . w wun, mat ib, wnetner sentence has been suspended or pronounced. If the latter, tha amount of the sentence, or fine imposed is published. i wisn to say a few words concern ing serial number aruarantlaa aa v.i 1. oijr seiuum unaerstooa oy the public. iuu.nm,ciurers place a label on their gooda readlnar aa fnllnara- "n.... . jT . . .. . v.u- amoou unaer ine fooa and Drugs Aot. June 80. 1808." Thla nhr.u i. V- panled by a aerial number or a so-called guaranty number. . ,''M.n people when purchasing goods, such aa a can of baking powder, for ex JUiE1" ?5.d rJing upon the-label the imii aso, uuarameea under the Food and tM-?a,aCS ,0, "0e" th,nk th1 this amounta to a guaranty by the fad- avvuiiiiiioiii, mac me GREAT AGNOSTIC'S WIDOW INVOKES SPIRITUALISM C0MJI0XER ABHEREXTS ; ORGANIZE AT KALUIA raaeeul DMpitcfe to Tbe JoeratLi Kaiama. wash. Eept 1 A Bryan club with tl members was organised aere last Monday evening. Several old line Republicans are ea the roster, and from present indications many more will a-ote the Bryan tlekt this fall who do not care to enroll as member f a club. The cesslf nf Cowltts Is largely R- r"bil-an. ahotrt majority, b'tt Indi cations point to sd even break between the twe dominant parties la November I-eporte from tha Lewis river country eu,4 Indicate that A. I. Towner, ths Ie-norrtie Amlne for rvnreaentatlv. wl.i -srrr the cwaty. Ooarrove for r"rsrnor will probably rsa aAead ef his ticket in this eoanty. B"rs la the west af Khalaal fcellare tKat t-r Tev!n a mo la to death he- i ir. ueri sas iftorfi ir a ta mf-t-"t ra-rts wfB iha hlot that eosas Ica th aet ef the dying animal. is w!l 4 Hrtr and ! l syt ra- rrar. Tha no pr'ts ere eaavmead that mt-is e4 m her eubtarranees ' tava M faa'.'n. a ad tharafnra la M ervai.f te ml tbesa ta M . tv's way. 1 v IDa. . I Mm$$$$m&&& ---SI '-r; wf 1 'v - 4i, It .iiai V",v:;v: "v. .. . - -4 3 mmmh .Ul?rt JL Aw grWaa-. maan ?!;t".lhaIe.6JUlm,n5 the "goods and . ,i" compty wiui tha taw. truth. The government experts have no' '"mined the goods and the gov pura no Euarante, to be What Chtarastee Means, The phrase "Guaranteed under the Food and Dnm l.t t i num,br .(150. for Instance), fhtn?hr,mply -thl" and nothing more that the manufactura h . cation to tha TTnlt HI.,.. "ZJTzr"j. C. iiT. " '""r" "l auaraniy, ana mat he (the manufacturer) takes oath that his goods are pure and not adulterated ": r",branM within the meaning of nd druge act, June 80. ?90. In other words, tha mmmr,.i... ... sumes all responsibility for hia goods the retailer need aaauma nnn. " tv'"1.1 .,n"n)'' araarantee pro tects the retailar in.t ,.. . - . personally written guarantee from the manufacturer. ntn ""..". handle goods Which ara nn J at the r own risk. With riferVnce to In! K?I"tat York- Prbahly the most trou-.hn.-ebeieK ,c,au"d r misuse or ,',ftb1,n"'i many samples of food and drug products have been ml.. HiDeied or mlsbranded. This has been due In part to a misunderstanding of n,LWnJ? i" P-v'i," Aertislnr monn 4 uf unscrupulous Honesty Bas JTo 1-ear. "For instance, certain and patent medicine firms have tried to give the impression to the publlo that since they have a H.i u. antee and state on their gooda that they I "a awsa W3a UllUVr LlIO J IMMl - H.n1 I 23? Af 0,KJUM WaS the"? goods have been examined and ra V f V m. . -. if, : W CMOOJl o . urn You will find here the largest stock in town of BOYS' . , SCHOOL SUITS at POPULAR PRICES ',1 I:; i : ' r. 1 KjJ- I ; r; J ; " n ) jS f iQy-' WT KNEE PANTS SUITS $1.95 to $3.95 KNICICERBOCKER SUITS $21951 $5.60 Everything for boys except shoes at MODEST PRICES , MOVER Third and Oak First and Yamhill Get in t ne Race You Won't Be In Style Unless Yon Drive An Up-to-Date Vehicle We Dave a Fall Line of Rigs Suit able tor the Dorse Show guaranteed by the VflVArnman statements are absolutely falsa In tustiea tn tha hit.. .1... .j Utauhit I mtght upright manufacturer or wholesa er has little or nothing to fear by the enforce! ment of the proviaions of the FoodTand ";"" nx" times, tne honest man. rZ'Vr.J 1'ttl. hard?o twam.m, liis unacruputous one. but eventually this latter eUsa will, I hope! be DUt out at hn nan manufacturer, wholesaler and dealer. I vnuM aa "J 5ai J?.C "d? v . P. "'"ir uu your wares state the truth and you need hava h mli" We have a complete stock of HIGH GRADE VEHICLES which we are "offering at GREAT, BIG HONEST REDUCTIONS Notes From the Labor World EVERY JOB SELLING AT PRICES NEVER BEFORE OFFERED PORTLAND BUYERS Mra, Inrrraoll. Widow of tba IMMiaralahrd Orator aad Acnostle. Robert G- IltraoIl. Who If Eadeavortas; to Conamaairala Hh II rr XVa4 HaabaaxTs Spirit. A Psrtmre of tba IaUa Hobrrt O. InrvaoU la Rkwi Above, Tike Vvwrr rictv Shows tha hrmn Rma as Iobhs Ferry. V The Bakerv anil rrnifaiiit.. w era union (international t m 'vTL annual convention In Waahimton. D. c beglnnlnf October . ' e e The lit .- Ipalslature passed It labor bills, Sl ot tne 19 which vert nMunrawi H w slderatloa. w c' Mrllnfl aa aS. M . IL.?. ha" rr""' opened mn T?m." That a labor union la Ilaki. m n t -! iu m n out aecauae a workman Is not a member of the union Is a decision rendered by Judge sn BT ,nh" countT court at flctoVla, .-Si?.rBOr 8nd'""" Louisiana, win appoint a permanent state board nt arbitration to handle lab trabUaV. It wlU consist of five mtnh.ni iT v" suKtasted bv employers and two by the mploraa. the four te select the flftfl e A new intarpretetlnn of the .Irht-hour law was riven t tha r,.i 1. Y r S5-th "rt;' o, N-Tor,'. BUY NOW When You Can Save Money TWO STORES E. Second and E. Mor rison Sts. First and Taylor Sts. PORTLAND. OREGON .3 la 1,171 cities and mora tajtparlnf members. thaa 111, J00 firms LT,ln,Lrn,tructkn mor should be vm a 1 vill siaaa nui ai a li spaaaaa at. ar which recoanlse that law. a tty Tntvdon rooiioii 1 or tmiiRi bor party, whira I ftoclaJista Twe from the America Ifty Txmdon waltreaaae emnWaal ta a Piccadilly rta rant weP!lut on etrlse reoratly In sympathy with thai" ad-r. who had ben dlVharaed feJi Si! lnv mm anrata t-v a rtaaranr ef lhelrVwa: whh'S.T.k! He la (aoareoaly aupportlaa e - rT?,n" at Leber, the or ;.hjT athr1sd and r tne Norfolk roaveatintt. haa The bafldln slMrWi aaalsattoa ea duly lastallea aaa fturtj iL .ZZ Anaertnai Fdratten I . 1.- m . . ' - mm ! are at n aaaiarloa, L). C 0 a Tbe Catted BrHbaraau a --. tr ar4 Joleers of Aaxrtra waa e4n. onl local has Vrewa ta earsW toeei tutloas vrw mrm joiaars or Anrr1e waa it A la tbe entivrattatt at Chkire, Ac . 1ML At ftrat t he) enir ) ntees sad 14 1 snarrsara Kn The total labor force actually at work on tbe last day of May on- ins rmara; canal wae Jl.Ma. After a trial of 11 weeks the employment of convicts and local prisoners at nianway ouunini 111 the eaaal sons Is aaid to havs produoed revenue esreedlna the cost of keeping the prisoners, besides lm pro vine tbelr coadiUon. e a The Trade Union eon ere a. In session st Nottingham, England, voted down a motion for amalgamation, with the La- la controuea oy me fraternal- delegates 1 Federatioa of La K . I mm A a. Mlrh t.a eedlna, were recetved by the con(rrM wi La great consideration. a a The 'Bretberbaod af Locomotive En- atneers will spaed ll.aoa.ao la the renstrsctton af permaaaat feeedqnaHers in cieveiasa, sorjiag ta piaaa Just an aeanced by t errvn a. atov creed f ni't ra ine orsanisatioim. 1 bis earn liwstuoVs tbe cost ef taa rroasid reauird for tbe stmctur. The bretharhood will erect Hs aw hone and ttir bolldlna at the eorear cf Pt- Oa Ir avenoe and Cmtarlo etraet. In that city, and fotm r'.atae the erartkm f a ekyacraptr. T he rtane win a rmpt4 ta a few eraks an4 aeastracUaei wiu Kgus Beit saoata. Te Ctlabeena rm natttatlen favint "n tt n n'orf fas the laa-isTatara e eoahliah a aiate siAs-ira aisirr.v lllv ' e b-j arfvepriaiad for the first tear a w a. 1 GRAVES OUE HERE DOT SATURDAY John Temple Oravea vice-presidential candidate of tba Independence party, will speak la Portland Saturday even in. September 21, at Knights of Pythl ball on Alder "street near Eleventh. Word waa received at tha headquarters ef the Independence party yeaterday inai jar. urtTM would ne 1 a Portland fcaptember 1. An effort waa made at once te scure the armory but the building was engaged, as was the using ana every. other plaea tried. The Knlrhta ef Pythias hall 1 Oecured and win be asL Ia case the rrowa ia larger tfian can te aecommo dated and the weather will permit the r"f wm m nato esi eoqra. M. J. Mail-r. aula cbatrmaa ef.the lade. radai-e party, will areslda at the maatlna? and W. R. La It a. candidate for praeidaatiaJ elector.' will anaka e aHort adiea. Others will aiaa anak. pe-tal rrrarattona ara b.lnv mata Kv tne lnVp"o1B-e partf laajare In Portiend t"r the sneer trg ef Octchar II ta he alraaaad fc. Taomas U. liie- rn. rn4tu for rreeMest, as1 W. R. J MnL Tha 9nmor tha f .A in the armory and win be tha big rally of the campaign. MILWAUKEE BOAD'S STEAMERS DISCUSSED ' (Ualted Pms Leased Wtra.t Milwaukee. Wla..f.Pu !. The' dl. rectors of the Bt. Paul railroad, who mat here today, made no announcement regarding Pacific coast extension The subject wsa discussed but no definite action announced. It Is believed that It -waa decided to Use electricity an aa 199-mile atretca through ' the - Reeky mountains where water stnwar la rK.i. and tunnels ao numerous aa to be a dan ger to travelers. The directors also disease! an oceaa eteemehla line to eoaneet the Panria terminus with Japan and China, and. while it la believed that faveraitla ao. tlon waa taken, no announcement wtll be s made until tbe executive commutes baa had a meeting In New Tors. Alfalfa waa flret brought ta Kaaaaa by tha late Harrison Parttmaa af Em poria. Mr. Parkman flret saw alfalfa growing la Chile. He brought the s4 ta America, and la the late s-mla ft i.sirn to itva Me aowe4 Ifaifa la a farm which ha Sou.Vt ..a he riant rrirl It was iioa 1. alalng pepo'.arlty In Kana.a. aaa ef the state a tnoei Imperuat ' nc party. I Ms sneetlr-g w::i be tt.i fgraga cropa