ISLAND ASSEMBLY
OPENED BY TAFT
Only Busfness Transacted Was the
Election of Officers.
Sergio Osmena It Chosen President
Members All Swear Allegiance to
American Government No Un
derstanding of Parliamentary Law
and Procedure.
Manila, Oct. 17. Secretary Taft for
mally opened the Philippine assembly
in the National theater at 11:15 yester
day morning, in the presence of a large
crowd of people.
At the clot-e of his address Mr. Taft
formally called the assembly to order.
A short prayer was read by the only
native Catholic bishop in the islands.
The assembly then took a recess until
5 o'clock in the evening.
Upon reassembling ,at that hour the
first business was the selection of a
president, and Sergio Osmena, Nation
alist, who formerly was the governor of
the island of Cebu, was chosen. Senor
Osmena is a young man and had no
part in the revolution.
All of the assemblymen, including
Seuor Gomez, whose election is to be
contested, were then formally sworn in.
The ath included acknowledgement
of sovereignty and allegiance to the
American government. The afternoon
session lasted three hours. The only
businasB transacted waB the selection of
a secretary. The delegates showed they
had no understanding of parliamentary
law and procedure.
The principle feature of the session
was an address by Senor Gomez, who
declared against bringing politics into
legislative business and asked the dele
gates to show their patriotism by for
saking party affiliations and legislating
ior the benefit of the Filipino people.
DEAD TOTAL 38.
iFontanet Explosion Injured 600 Be
sides Those Killed.
Fontanet, Ind., Oct. 17. The latest
estimate of the destruction wrought by
the explosion at the Dupont powder
mills is that 38 persons were killed,
800 injured, 50 Berionsly, and a proper
ty loss ot approximately $750,000 caus
ed by a workman employed in the glaz
ing mill. It was learned today that a
"'hot box," due to too much friction on
the shafting causing sparks to be trans
mitted to some loose powder, was in all
probability the cause of the terrible
catastrophe. The employe, whose
name is William Sharrow, and who is
dangerously hurt as the result of the
explosion, said:
"The explosion was caused by loose
boxing on the shafting. The day before
the explosion happened we had to throw
water on the boxing when it became too
liot. This time it got too hot and sent
off sparks that caused the explosion."
HENEY WILL SUE.
Climax to Bitter War With Tirey L.
Ford's Lawyer.
San Francisco, Oct. 17. Francis J.
Heney announced today that he intend
ed to bring suit for criminal libel
against .;ari Rogers, chief counsel for
Tirey L. Ford, the indicted attorney for
the United Railroads. Mr. Heney will
baee his suit on an article published
" over t&e signature of Mr. Ropers, in
-which the statement was made that
members of the prosecution had used
undue influence upon C. W. Strange, a
juror in the Ford case, who voted for
conviction.
Mr. Heney came out in this morn
ing's papers with an open letter asking
Mr. Rogers either to supply th proof
of his assertions or to retract. This
.afternoon Mr. Heney summoned Mr.
Jtogers before the grand jury, stepped
out of the room and asked Mr. Rogers
to lay his evidence before the jury. Mr.
liogers hedged and finally said that he
believed the grand jury an unfair body
and would not take advantage of Mr.
Heney's offer. It was then that Mr.
Heney declared that he would sue.
Sends $5,000 to Fontanet.
Wilmington, Oct. 17. Alfred G. Du
pont, vice president of the Dupont Pow
der company, who married Mrs. Brad
ford Maddox in New York yesterday
and who intended to take a long motor
ing trip on his honeymoon, was in
formed of the explosion at Fontanet
immediately after hiB wedding. Mr.
Dupont canceled his intended trip and
-wired $5,000 to Governor Hanley at In
dianapolis for the immediate relief of
the sufferers. He authorized the gov
ernor to use any amount in excess of
this sum if he finds it neceessary.
Striving to Live Up to Law.
Chicago, Oct. 17. E. II. Harriman
today, after reading the statement
made by Interstate Commerce Commis
sioner Lane, to the effect that the
AVpRtern railroads are still paying ro
tates, said: "That statement is an
exceedingly unfair one, and I am sur
prised that Mr. Lane should make it.
I know that in all the railroad systems,
and in all the railroads in which I am
interested, there is no willful paying of
rebates."
Boxers Driven to Mountains.
Pekin, Oct. 17. The Imperial Chin
ese troops detached from the Yang-tee
Kiang valley cantonments because of
the anti-missionary outbreak at ' Nan
Kang Sien have driven the so-called
boxer rebels into the mountains on the
borders of Kwang Tung. In an en
gagement at Chung Yi the troops killed
70 of Ilia insurgents.
ARRANGE COMPROMISE.
Warring Telegraphers to Settle Differ
ences in Convention.
Chicago, Oct. 18. Warring officials
of the striking telegraphers reached a
compromise tonight. They have post
poned hostilities until the convening of
the emergency convention, called in
Milwaukee for October 23.
The elimination of S. J. Small, for
mer president, as a factor in the fight
will be sought at the convention by the
executive committee. A temporary
president to succeed Small and direct
the strike or its settlement will be
chosen, it is expected, from the com
mittee's membership. Mr. Small still
contends that no convention will be
called, but is making efforts to control
its action through his friends.
The truce of the battling officials
came after a descent upon the tele
graphers' headquarters in the Monon
building by ex-Preeident Small andja
bodyguard of detectives. They arrived
before the members of the executive
committee reached the office and took
possession at once. The committee
members and Secretary Russell were
refused admission to the offices.
After much parleying the late comers
were permitted to take their places,
and Small locked himself in his private
office. The terms of the compromise
were not given out by the participants.
General Superintendents Cook and
Capen, of the telegraph companies as
sert that from six to ten men apply for
reinstatement daily in Chicago. They
declare that in other large citieB al
most a full number of men were at
work, while more applications were
being received daily. Fifteen asked re
insatemet yesterday in New York, sev
eral in West Oakland, Cal., and the
entire force of Columbia, S. C.
TRADE HAS NOT DECREASED.
American-Asia Association Expects No
War With Japan.
New York, Oct. 18. That there has
not be,en a falling off in trade with
Japan following the Japanese-Russian
war, but on the contrary a healthful re
sumption of normal conditions, was the
statement of James R. Morse, presi
dent of the American-Asiatic associa
tion, at the annual meeting of the or
ganization today. Conditions in China
have not been so good, but there are
prospects of recovery from depressed
conditions. In the secretary's report,
John Ford says:
"The obviously temporary character
of the settlement of the Japanese ex
clusion question in California tended
to encourage rather than to check the
circulation of foolish and mischevious
rumors of impending war between the
two countries. All the influence of
your executive committee has been ex
erted to demonstrate the absurdity of
assuming that there could be any seri
ous quarrel between the two govern
ments in dealing with the issue raised
in California."
RAILWAY CLEARING HOUSE.
Official Suggests Feasible Scheme to
Prevent Car Shortage.
Los Angelee, Oct. 18. Nearly every
railway company is studying to perfect
plane for the quick movement of cars
and rolling stock, with a view to elim
inating the shortage features of the
business this winter. It is argued that
with the proper shifting of cars and a
careful adjustment nearly one-third
more business can be transacted with
the present equipment.
It is suggested by an official here,
and the plan is under consideration,
that there be formed a pool of equip
ment by the various roads and a clear
ing house for cars. Any demand for
ca's by any road would be made to the
clearing house, and that concern would
give over the required number of cars
from the nearest supply, or in case of
a shortage, or a multiplicity of de
mands the orders would be filled pro
rata.
Under this plan it would be the duty
of every road to wire daily reports of
the exact location of an its cars, ine
entire equipment of the pool would be
registered in the clearing house, much
in the eame manner in which the cars
of a line are tabulated by each of the
different roads at present. ' .
His First Ride on Tajn,
Seoul, Oct. 18. ine emperor and
crown prince of Corea left Seoul for
Chemulpo at 12:30 this afternoon to
receive the crown prince of Japan, Yo
ehishito. This was the first time the
crown prince of Corea had ever ridden
on a railroad train, and he showed a
childlike interest in the proceeding.
He was delighted with the speed of the
cars. The Japanese crown prince land
ed from a warship in the harbor at 2
p. m. and he was greeted at the dock
by the Corean emperor and the Corean
crown prince.
Trap for Blackmailers.
Lead, 8. D., Oct. 18. An attempt to
extort 20,000 from J. Grier, manager
of the Homestake gold mine, under
threat of dynamiting his home unless
the money was placed in a designated
place, was frustrated last night when
the police arrested Mrs. Anna Maljas
and Chris Maljas, her husband, and
Matt Zimbola, who came to the place
designated. Grier's house, the finest
in South Dakota, is located on the top
of a steep hill in the center of town.
Older Sues His Kidnapers.
San Francisco, Oct. 18. Suit was
filed today by Fremont Older against
Luther G. Brown, G. A Wyman and
Bon Cohn, alleging false arrest and
imprisonment and demanding damages
of $100,250. The suit grows out of the
recent kidnaping of Mr. Older, the
three defendants having been concerned
in that adventure.
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON. D. C.
APPEAL OF BEEF PACKERS.
Novel Grouuds for Objection to Fine
Under Elkina Law.
Washington Oct. 17. In the brief
of the Armour, Swift and Cudahy Pack
ing compmanies, praying for a writ of
certiorari, which was received by the
Suprem&court of the United States to
day, and in which it is sought to have
t,he court review the $15,000 fine im
posed on each of the . companies by the
United States District court for the
Western district of Missouri, several
novel grounds are outlined."
It is stated that the Elkinsaet, under
which the fines were levied, does not
apply to a shipper unless he is guilty
of some bad faith or fraudulent conduct
in using some kind of "device," dis
honest or underhand method to obtain
a rebate, concession or discrimination.
It is also alleged that the Elkins act
does not apply to export shipments.
The jurisdiction of the Missouri courts
ir denied in the claim that the evidence
shows that the concessions were obtain
ed in Kansas for transportation east of
the Mississippi river. It is also held
that the indictment under which the
convition was had was not sufficient.
MUST FURNISH STAKES.
Railroad Also Forces Lumbermen
to
Pay Freight on Them.
Washington, Oct. 18. The case of
the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufactur
ers' association against the Norhern Pa
cific railway will come up tomorrow be
fore the Interstate Commerce commis
sion in what is known as the "car stake
case." The association complains in
common with several other similar as
sociations that the railroads compel
lumber shippers, not only to supply
stakes on fiat or gondola cars, but also
to pay freight on the stakes. Testimo
ny shows that each stake contains 1334
feet of lumber, which at eight to the
car on 100,000 ars at $20 per thousand
for lumber of the kind used means an
extra tax for stakeB per annum in the
Pacific Northwest of $212,000. The
railroads' answer is that the stakes are
not part of the normal equipment,
hence the roads rehould not furnish
them. Commissioner Lane today said
the Spckane rate case would not be
decided within a month.
Will Change Officers.
Washington, Oct. 18. Rear Admiral
Evans, commander in chief of the At
lantic fleet, has arrived in Washington.
The purpose . of his visit is to spend
about a week or 10 days in consultation
with the officials cf the Navy depart
ment in relation to the approaching
voyage of his great fleet. Much re
mains to be done to prepare the ships
for the cruise, not the least of which is
the change in the personnel of some of
the officers of the fleet below the grade
of captain, in conformity with the de
cision of the navigation bureau to limit
to a year and a half the term of duty
of such officers.
v Oregon Fir Is Supreme.
Washington, Oct. 17. Advices from
Panama say: The anchor timbers or
spuds that have arrived at La Bcca for
use on the new dipper dredge will be
the largest timbers that have ever
rpached the isthmus. They come from
Portland, Or., and are of the finest
Oregon fir. One of them is 8 by 9
inches by 62 feet, another is 24 by 36
inches by 60 feet, and the third is 36
by 36 inches by 60 feet. These spuds
will be used to keep the dredges in
their proper position while at work and
will be rasied and lowered Toy steam.
Confer On Uniform Bill.
Washington, Oct. 17. An import
ant hearing, involving the proposed
uniform bill of lading, was held before
the Interstate Commerce commission
today. Practically every railroad in
the United States was represented, as
also were the shipping interests. The
commission had suggested the appoint
ment of a joint committee by the car
riers and shippers to submit a suitable
form of bill of lading. After numerous
conferences the bill was framed.
, Hearing at Denver October 28.
Washington, Oct. 19. The Inter
state Commerce commission fixed for
hearing at Denver October 28, the cases '
of Merchants Traffic association against
Pacific Express company, the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation company, the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
company and others involving charges
of unreasonable and discriminating
grain rates, elevator allowances, etc.
United States Supreme Court.
Washington, Oct. 16. After a vaca
tion since last May, the United States
Supreme court convened at noon today
for an eight months' term. A large
number of attorneys were admitted to
the bar. A few motions Were taken for
a writ of certiorari to advance cases.
The justices then presented their cards
at the White House and adjourned for
the day .
New Oregon Postmasters
Washington, Oct. 15. The following
Oregon postmasters have been appoint
ed: Ida Williams, at Dexter, Lane
county, vice Jennie Parvin, resigned;
Charles II. Skaggs, at Hastings, Benton
county, vice Elsie Broodley, resigned.
Northwest Rural Carriers.
Washington, Oct. 19. Rural carriers
appointed: Oregon Wilbur, route 1,
William L. Leonard, carrier; Elbert
Ottinger, substitute. Washington
Spokane, route 1, Ozem A. Noble, car
rier; Rh tuA. Noble, substitute.
TAX ALCOHLIC MEDICINES.
Capers Recomends This When the
Stuff Is Suited for Beverage.
Washington, (Jet. 16. Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Capers has ren
dered a d!ision relative to the manu
facture and sale of alleged medicinal
alcoholic compounds, where on anal
ysis it is found that the said alleged
medicinal compounds are suitable for
use as a beverage.
Summing up an elaborate opinion,
the commissioner holds as follows:
"That a special tax is required for
the manufacture and sale of alleged
medicinal alcoholic compounds, or for
the sale of the malt extracts manufac
tured from fermented liquors, the drugs
used in the manufacture of which are
not sufficient in amount or character to
render the compound unfit as a bev
erage, or in the case of cordials, ex
tracts or essences, in which the amount
of alcohol is greater than is necessary
to preserve the ingredients or to extract
the properties or to cut the oils, and
hold the same in solution.
"Manufacturers of alcohol medicinal
compounds, malt extracts, flavoring ex
tracts, essences and soda water syrupB
who wish to avoid liability for special
taxes must satisfy themselves that their
products are witnin me nmiis neiein
holic compounds of doubtful medicinal
value or containing a questionable pro
cess of alcohol must do so at the risk of
being required to pay special taxes for
the manufacture and sale of the same."
VENNER APPEALS SUIT.
Supreme Court Will Decide Dispute
, In Profit on Stock.
Washington, Oct. 19. An appeal in
the Supreme court o the United States
was filed today in the suit of Clarence
H. Venner, New York, to compel James
J. Hill, president of the Great North
ern railway, to restore to the plaintiff
and other sockholders the profit of
$10,000,000 which Hjll is alleged to
have made by purchasing in 1900 and
1901 $25,000,000 worth of C, B. & Q.
railroad stock at an average of $150 a
share, and then selling it to his own
company for $200 a share.
The Federal court of New York dis
missed the suit on the ground that the
plaintiff did not own his interest in the
Great Northern at the time the injury
complained of occurred. He asks to
have the issue remanded to a Btate
court of New York for trial. '
v State Group Plan.
Washington, Oct. 15. H. P. Gil
lette and Engineer Peabody, the expert
rate maker for the Washington state
railway commission yesterday occupied
the entire time of the national conven
tion of state railway commissioners.
Gillette telling the story of his apprisal
of the physical valuation of the O. R.
& N. and Hill roads. Gillette recom
mended that Oregcn, Washington,
Montana, Idaho, the Dakotas, Minne
sota and Wisconsin join in the work of
appraising the physical valuation of
railroads traversing them, for the pur
pose of ascertaining the bases of taxa
tion and rate making, and that the
plan be followed by other groups of
states.' His recommendations received
the apparently unanimous approval of
the members of the convention.
To Take Up Rats Question.
Washington, Oct. 17. the railroad
rate question is going to figure promi
nently before congress next winter, in
view of the action of the National Asso
ciation of State Railway commissioners
at their recent convention held in this
city. There will be no general attempt
to amend the Hepburn law, but an
amendment will be proposed along the
lines suggested by the commissioners,
making it unlawful for a railroad to en
force a new rate until that rate shall
have been declared by the Interstate
Commerce commission to be reasonable.
Pierce to Succeed Ryan.
Washington, Oct. 18. Thomas Ry
an, for nearly 11 years first assistant
secretary of the interior, will retire I
from that office the latter part of this
month. He will be succeeded by Frank j
Pierce, of Salt Lake City, Utah. The
reason given for his resignation is that
his health has become impaired by the
work of his office. The announcement j
of the change was made today by Sec- J
retary of the Interior Garfield. Mr.
Ryan was formerly minisetr from Mex
ico and is from Kansas.
Harriman to Answer.
Washington, Oct. 15. The Federal
authorities are preparing to push pro
ceeding compelling E. H. Harriman to
answer certain questions relating to the
management of his railways. This was
announced by Attorney General Bona-
parte today following a conference with i
Commissioners Kellogg and Morrison. I
Bonaparte authorized the statement)
that matters bearing upon standard in
vestigation in New York were also
touched upon.
New Postmasters Appointed.
Washington, Oct. 17. The following
postmaster have been appointed: Ore
gon Camp Creek, George Sanderson,
vice M. K. Campbell, deceased. Wash
ington Hanson Ferry, Carrie Waterer,
vice June Sturgill, resigned.
Assistant Chemists Appointed.
Washington, Oct. 16. L. Knisely,
of Corvallis, and Frank L. Flanders, of
Pullman, Wash., are appointed assist
ant chemists in the Agricultural department.
THE RUN-DOWN ORCHARD
Methods to Be Pursued In Bringing It
Into Good Shspe.
A fruit grower residing near Frn
dale, Whatcom county, Washington,
recently informed the Washington
State Experiment statioa staff that
his orchard was badly run down, and
that he desired information which
would enable him to work systemati
cally and persistently until he had the
orchard in good shape. Considerable
attention was given to this inquiry,
Professor A. L. Melander, entomolo
gist, taking care of the problems of in
sect pests, and Professor W. S. Thorn
ber, horticulturist, advising relative
to the treatment of the trees. Profes
sor Melander's reply follows:
"To get rid of the moss and lichens
on your trees, wash the tree trunks
with lye in solution, one pound to ten
gallons of water. To kill the red spi
ders, apply the sulphur-lime wath
when the leaves are off the tree. This
will kill the winter eggs. If the mite
appear in the summer, use kerosene
emulsion, and in this case it will be
better to add one ounce of sulphur to
each gallon of spray. For the codling
moth, spray with arienate of lead, or
Paris green while the blossoms are fall
ing. Give a second spraying ten to
forty days later, according to the
weather, and spray again four weeks
after the first worms appear under the
bands. Give the fourth spraying four
weeks later. Get after "the following
pests with the sulphur-lime wash:
Oyster shell lark louse; peach worm or
twig borer; green or black aphis; blis
ter mite; leaf curl; peach mildew.
Find out exactly what each pest is that
you discover, and treat accordingly.
"In preparing the kerosene emul
sion, use two gallons of kerosene;
whale oil soap (or one quart of soft
soap), one half pound; water, one gal
lon. Dissolve the soap in water, but
boiling, and add the suds boiling hot to
the kerosene, away from the fire. The
mixture is then to be agitated violent
ly, peferably by pumping it back on
itself with a force pump. After four
or five minutes the mixture suddenly
becomes creamy in consistence. If well
made, the cream will stand for a long
time without free oil rising to the sur
face. Unless otherwise stated, use one
gallon of the emulsion to twelve gal
lons of water, in spraying.
"In preparing the arsenate of lead
spray, use one pound of arsenate of lead
to forty gallons of water. It is unne
cessary to use this stronger, and it is
more reliable than Paris green. It is
especially useful where there is much
rain, for it sticks well and does not
scorch the leaves."
Taking up the problems in horticul
ture, Professor Thorn ber stated:
"The removal of all insects and dis
eases is of great importance, but do not
forget that careful tillage of the land,
then the removal of parts of the tops
of the trees, and a careful thinning out
of the fruit is of just as much Import
ance. If the orchard has been in sod
for years, and the trees are not growing-,
the only proper thing to do will be to
plow up the ground thoroughly and put
the soil in first elass tillable condtiion.
To do this, I advise you to give the
land a thorough plowing in the fall,
leaving it more or lesB rough to weath
er during the winter. In the spring,
as eoon as the ground has dried out
sufficiently, work the soil carefully with
either a disk, or a spring tooth, any
tool, in fact, that will cultivate the
ground thoroughly. Let the cultiva
tion be continued throughout the next
two or three years, till the soil is in
an active, virile condition.
"The pruning of your trees will be
another important phase. If the trees
are large, they will need more or less
topping, but do this gradually. Do not
remove the entire top at once, or you
will produce a crop of water sprouts,
and will retard the fruit scions from
one to five years. So thin out the
limbs, topping back but portions of
them, and plan on doing summer as well
as winter pruning. If any large limbs
are to be removed, the cut surfaces
should be painted over with some lead
paint of almost any color. Do not use
wax nor coal tar. The grafting wax
will peel off during wet seasons, and
the coal tar will injure the cambium,
or young growth, especially in' fruit
trees.
"Determine what vatrietieB of fruit
you have, and their merits. Top-graft
the undesirable varieties in the spring,
and carefully eliminate all varieties
that are not first class. Western Wash
ington is well adapted to the growing
of fruit, and none but the best should
be grown there. If the trunks of your
trees are diseased, or decaying badly,
it will not be possible for you to reju
venate them, but they should be re
moved, and young trees set in their
places."
NEEDS OF SOIL.
Report of Analysis from Samples from
Western Washington.
The Washington State Experiment
ptation chemist has recently completed
an analysis of several samples of soils
which were sent in from localities weft
of the Cascade mountains In the Pacific
Northwest, for examination with refer
ence to fertilizer needs. Professor R.
W- Thatcher, director of the station,
deems the results of considerable im
portance in showing the deficiency of
certain fertilizing elements which seems
Potato Apples.
Take two cupfuls of hot, finely mash
ed or rlcfd potatoes, mix through them
two tablespoonfuls of butter, one-third
of a cupful of grated cheese, half a
teasiioonful of salt, a little cayenne
pen'er and grated nutmeg, two table
spoonfuls of thick cream and yolks of
two eRss. Heat tb'.s up and shape In
the farm of small apples. Roll In flour,
epgs and crumbs, Brown la deep, hot
UL
to be more or leess characteristic ol
soils in the seacoast regions. Follow
ing are the results of the analysis:
The sample sent in by J. J., of
Riduefield, Clark county, is lacking in
available potash and lime. The most
beneficial treatment for this condition
of affairs is from 500 to 1,000 pounds
per acre of slaked lime, and 1,000 to
2,000 pounds per acre of sulphate of
potash, both applied broadcast in the
spring after the ground has been well
ploe.d The applications should be har
rowed in well. There is no question
but that the soil in the region of Ridge
field needs this sort of treatment.
The sample sent in by F. W., taken
from the White river valley between
Seattle and Tacoma contains a surpris
ingly large amount of lime for a West
Side soil. However it is very low in
potash, and not well supplied with
phosphoric acid. Potash fertilizers
would therefore be likely to give the
best results of any single fertilizer in
gredient. I have advised Mr. W. to
try about 100 pounds per acre
Of BUI-
phate of potash, and about 200
per acre of bone meal, applied
pounda
to the
soil early in the spring and well
work-
ed in before the crop is planted.
The sample sent In by W. II. W., of
Little Falls, Lewis county, is well sup
plied with nitrogen, phosphoric acid
and humus, and fairly well with pot
ash; but is very low in lime. I have
advised that 600 pounds per acre of
slaked lime be applied after the ground
is plowed. It should be well harrowed
in. This is all the treatment that the
soil of Lewis county needs, bo far as we
are able to tell by chemical analysis.
From Raymond, Pacific county, F. B.
S. sends in a sample of red clay soil
which we find to contain a percentage
of lime only about one-twentieth as
great as it should be for the beat results.
The supply of potash- is also very low.
I have no doubt that the heaviest ap
plication of slacked line which Mr. S.
can make will give very beneficial re
sults on this type of soil, although some
of the Pacific county farmers have tried
using lime on the upland soil without
very benefiical results. For this soil
we have recommended about 100
pounds per acre of sulphate of potash.
A. A., of Bosburg, Wahkiakum
county, has sent us a sample of soil
which we find to be low in lime and
potash. The other ingredients are
present in fairly good supply. It ia
probable that the dicffiulty which has
been experienced with this soil is due
chiefly to a lack of lime, and perhaps
potash' also. We have advised the use
of from 500 to 1,000 pounds per acre of
slaked lime and the use on a small
scale, of about 100 pounds per acre of
sulphate cf potash.
A sample of Kitsap county subsoil
has been sent in by G. S. N., of Seat
tle, which we find to be very gravely
deficient in potash. It probably would
not produce crops of any kind, without
fertilizers of potash. The other ingre
dients are present in fairly good supply,
and bo far as we can tell by chemical
analysis, need not be reinforced with
fertilizers."
NEW HYBRID WHEAT.
Washington Experiment Station Cross
es Bluestem and Turkey Red.
The Washington State Experiment
station now believes it has succeeded in
combining Bluestem and Turkey Red
wheat into a hybrid variety which can
be grown with superior results in the
wheat-raising districts of the Pacific
Northwest. This experiment was be
gun in i03, ana me purpose in view
was to grow a winter wheat, which
would lack the beards of the Turkey
Red, and still possess its attractive
qualities as a winter wheat. Bluestem
being valuable for flour making pur
poses, but not well adapted to fall Bow
ing, was crossed with the Turkey Red.
The result of a cross produces what ia
known as a "hybrid," the term simply
meaning a union between two flowers
or plants not of the same variety. In
all work of this nature, no definite re
sults are obtainable until the second
generation, or, during the second year's
growth after the cross has been made.
Since the first cross was made, in 1903,
each year the station staff has selected
the plants that possessed the character
istics of the desired hybrid. Thirteer
perfect plants were obtained from the
cross ot iauj, ana now seventeen
thoueand of them are growing.
The hybrid is peculiar in its inter
mixing ef the qualities of Bluestem and
Turkey Red. The straw grown favors
Bluestem, but the leaf formation is
much like that of the Turkey Red. For
this reason Prof. Lawrence, in charge
of the experiment, is not absolutely
sure that the new wheat will in every
way be adapted to all wheat raising
districts of Eastern Washington. In
nearly all instances the kernel favors
the Turkey Red, although in a few in
stances the grain ia white ilke Blue,
stem.
To Can Asparayas.
Cut off the tough ends of the asara.
gus; wash and put the tops In quart
glass cans; fill to the brim with cold
water ; let them siand for ten nils ntea,
then seal tightly; put a wooden rac
In the bottom of your wash boiler,
stand the cans on It, cover them over
with cold water, bring them slowly to
a boiling point, boll four hours. 11
them stand until the water Is cool. See
that the lids are tightened before you
lift the Jars out of the water.
Cheese nt.
A delicious dUsh to sen e with toast
ed crackers and hot coffee : Chop a pint
of English walnuts or blanched al
monds. If almonds are used, slightly
toast them. Place layers or chopped
nuts la a small pan. alternating wlta
layers cf grated cheese and grated
bread crumbs; season with butter (la
dota) and dashes of salt and p-pper.
Soften with a little boiling water aaj
bake twenty minutes.