Heppner gazette., July 01, 1909, Image 7

GAS EXPLOSION
CAUSES DISASTER
Pennsylvania Colliery Scene of Death
and Ruin.
'Seventeen Are Dead and at Least Six
teen Others Injured Mine Burn
ing Fiercely and Black Damp Pre
vents Systematic Rescue Work
Oxygen. Tanks Being Used.
Wehrum, Pa., June 24. As the re
sult of an explosion of gas in mine No.
4 of the Lackawanna Coal & Coke com
pany early today, 17 miners were kill
ed and 16 injured. With the exception
of one, thoBe killed were foreigners.
With few exceptions the injured were
Americans.
Inspector Joseph Williams with a
party entered the mine today to ascer
tain if there were any more victims.
Superintendent A. M. Johns stated
that while the mine has always been
regarded as non gaseous, the explosion
was caused by a miner's open lamp ig
niting a pocket of pas.
The mine is burning fiercely in seve
ral places and deadly black damp is
pouring from the mouth, effectively
preventing systematic rescue work.
Large quantities of oxygen and many
oxygen tanks have been requested from
the Cambria Steel company of Johns
town, Pa., and the United States gov
ernment mining and test'ng station at
P.ttsburg.
Three men, seriously burned, suc
ceeded in reaching the surface. They
said that following the explosion there
seemed to be a flash and then all was
darkness. Calls for help and groans
were heard by them as thejr made their
way to the entrance, staggering over
the bodies of comrades, who had fallen
with the first shock.
WOMEN ARE SAVAGES.
Famous Scientist CauseStir at Chi
cago by Declaration.
Chicago,- June 24. "Woman, the
eternal pavage, whose only salvation
lies in the fact that she always has
been and always will be a savage," has
been flayed again by the lash of Pro
fessor Frederick Starr, , the famous
scientist and ethnological explorer of
the university of Chicago.
"Women are not civilize!," accord
ing to the astute investigator. "Fur
thermore, they should not be civilized.
What is more, they can't b?," he con
tinues, "lor the fundamental nature of
woman is barbaric, and it is better so,
since the posterity, even the continu
ance of the race, depends upon the
rigid assertion of a fundamental differ
ence between man and woman."
"Woman's religion is also notably
that of lower culture," he asserts.
"She is always seeing signs in every
thing; ehe avoids having 13 at her
table and starting on a journey on . Fri
day; she is the chief supporter of
spiritual mediums. She is the founder
of new sects, in wh ch the religous
attitude of savgery , is given high
sounding names and maintained by
most select individuals; she dabbles
constantly in the occult."
OFFICE CLERK SUSPECTED.
Theft of $30,000 From Mails Laid to
Los Argeles Postal Employe.
Los Angeles, Cal., June 24. The
Federal grand jury today returned an
indictment against an unnamed person
in connection with the recent robbing
of a registered mail sack, at the local
postoflice, of $30,000 in currency. It
is said upon good authority to be di
rected against one of the clerks in the
registry division of the postoflice.
The arrest may not be made for sev
eral days.
Fifteen thousand dollars o"f the stol
en money was recently found bidden
behind the postcfffice safe in the main
building. The money was shipped
originally in four packages by the
First National bank of Los Angeles to
the bank of Bisbee, Arizona.
Heir to Throne is Now 15.
London, June 24. Prince Edward,
oldest son of the prince of Wales, was
15 years old yesterday. His royal high
ness, having finished his course at the
royal college at Osborne, is now to en
ter the Senior Naval college at Dart
mouth, where he will spend a year .or
more learning practical seamanship.
Prince Edward will not, however,
make his career in the navy, as did
his father. In the course of time he
will enter the army, and probably will
serve in more than one branch of the
service.
Menelik's Death Again Reported.
Rome, June 21. Reports from Abys
sinia state that King Menelik is dead
and that Empress Taitu is in charge of
' the government. The messages say
the king's death is being kept secret
while the empress is organizing the
new regime, and making her position
secure. Officials here are not inclined
to believe the report until it is verified,
but it is generally believed that Mene
lik is in very poor health if not yet
dead.
Russians Fear Cholera.
St. Petersburg, June 24. Because
of the prevalence of cholera in this city
the cabinet has decided that the gov
ernment will undertake the drainage of
St. Petersburg, and the reorganization
of the water supply. Fifty million
dollars must be realized by a loan for
the work, which it is estimated will be
completed in 15 years.
AUSTRIA OUSTS STANDARD.
Will Build Reservoirs and Aid Home
Refineries to Fight Octopus.
Vienna, June 25. Owing to the de
cisive intervention of the imperial gov
ernment, the Standard Oil company's
plans for gaining control of the Gal i
cian petroleum industry have suffered
a final and crushing defeat. The Aus
trians have withdrawn the contract
with the company, which would have
insured to the American concern a
dominating position in the Galician oil
fields, for which it has been striving
many years.
The minister of finance has under
taken to build reservoirs and lease
them to oil men at rents much less
than those demanded by the Standard
Oil company. Moreover, home refiners
will escape the handicap of heavy re
bates cn the price of the raw product
which the Standard was to have en
joyed under the contract now -canceled.
The government expresses a hope
that competition will be sharpened
through abrogation of the contract, but
it is probable that lively fight will fol
low lor export trade, which vitally
affects the Standard's position in Ger
many. CZAR GETS MONEY.
Compromises With Former Official
Who Embezzled SI.OC 0,000.
Winnipeg, Man., June 25. The
famous case in which the czar of Rus
sia brought action against Ivan Pros
kowreakoff in the Winnipeg courts for
the recovery of a large amount of mon
ey was anded today after a year and a
half of litigation.
Ivan was a defaulting official in
charge of the administration of a pro
vince in the trans-Caucasus. He ab
sconded with more than $1,000,000
years ago, made his way through China
and Japan, where he purchased large
quantities of Oriental goods, and final
ly reached America, opening stores in
San Francisco, Vancouver and Winni
peg. Anna Seaman, a talented and hand
some Russian woman, alleged to be a
Nihilist, joined him h?re as h s wife,
and they kept house in luxurious fash
ion in a fashionable suburb.
The Russian police eventually traced
him to Winnipeg, but when the time
came to make his arrest he was miss
ing. His property was attached, and
after a long fight, a compromise finally
has been reached under which the prop
erty and merchandise is to be sold and
the proceeds divided between the czar
and representatives of the Prosko-
wreakoffs.
SUTRO HEIRS GET MONEY.
Will Giving Vast Estate to Charity Is
Annulled.
San Franciso, June 25. The Su
preme court invalidated today the will
of the late Adolph Sutro and ordered
that the large estate, valued at mil
lions, and consisting of the Cliff House
ranch in this city and the San Miguel
rancho, be distributed among the
heirs. The former property is situat
ed along the beach and includes the
famous Sutro heights and resorts.
Under the terms of the will the es
tate was to be held in trust until the
last surviving child should die, after
which the lands were to be sold and
the proceeds given to charitable and
educational institutions in this city.
The court held that the failure to pro
vide specifically for the distribution of
the proceeds of the sale rendered that
bequest invalid.
MAY GRAPT ARM ON MAN.
'Unique Operation Possible at Billings
if Extra Arm Can Be Secured.
Billings, Mont, June 25. The graft
ing of an arm from one man to another
will take place in a hospital in this
city should some unfortunate individual
come along from whom the arm may
be secured. J. G. Williamson was
knocked down and robbed in the rail
road yards at Park City several weeks
ago. . He was thrown beside the tracks
and. a train came along while he was
unconscious and cut off one of his arms
just below the elbow. County Physi
cian Miller states that his arm is in
good condition for grafting, and if a
dying patient should happen along in
time to supply the limb the operation
will be performed.
Robs State School Fund.
Denver, June 25. Mark Woodruff,
ex-state register of lands of Colorado,
was arrested today at Plattville under
an indictment charging embezzlement
of $15,000 from the sale of school
lands. Woodruff was brought here this
afternoon, arraigned in the District
court and released under $2,500 bond.
Woodruff declares that he has received
no promise of immunity. He refused
to go into details as to where he has
I een since leaving Denver more than
two years ago, but stated that he had
been employed on various newspapers.
Gotham Still Swelters.
New York, June 25. Although the
temperature in this city was slightly
cooler than yesterday, the humidity
was high and therefore conditions were
extremely uncomfortable. The high
est point reached during the day was
80 above zero. Fifty persons were
prostrated by the heat. There were 6
deaths from that cause. The hot wave
yesterday was blamed for at least 12
deaths and more than a score of pros
trations. American Bank Opened.
Tekin, June 25. The Pekin branch
of the Intemation Banking corpora
tion, the first American bank in the
East to join the group of British,
French, German and Japanese institu
tions in existence here since 1902, was
opened here today.
A BRIEF DAILY REPORT ON
THE WORK OF CONGRESS
Saturday, Juno 28.
Washington, June 26. The senate
today failed to conclude it debate on
the schedules cf the tariff bill, though
several provisions were disposed of.
A motion by Bacon to place agricul
tural implements on the free list was
rejected by a decisive vote of 26 to 45.
Davis offered an amendment placing
lumber on the free list and in the face
of a protest from Aldrich, a vote was
taken. The amendment was lost, 18
to 37. t
A duty of 5 cents a square yard was
placed on tracing cloth. The duty on
borate material was increased from
1)4 cents to 2 cents a pound. Other
schedules were fixed as follows :
On -woven fabrics composed of as
bestos. 40 per cent ad valorem; on yel
low prussate of Boda, 2 cents a pound,
and on chlorate of Boda, 2 cents in
stead of 1)4 cents a pound. Sulphite
of ammonia was placed on the free list.
The wood pulp provision also re
ceived attention.
Today's amendments were in lieu of
all previous senate changes in the
schedule. They provide for the free
importation of mechanically ground
wood pulp except from countries which
Dlace obstacles in the way of the ex
portation of wood or pulp to the United
States. In such cases, upon proclama
tion of the president, a duty of one
twelfth of a cent a pound may be im
posed. Friday, June 25.
Washineton. June 25. This was an
other of the senate's active working
days and by the time the session closed
at 7 o'clock tonight so many schedules
had been considered and disposed of
that Aldrich freely predicted that by
tomorrow night all would be out of the
wav. leavin? the senate tree to Degin
consideration of the corporation tax
and income tax amendments. Begin-
niner the session with an increase of 5
per cent over the house rate of 35 per
cent ad valorem on harness, the senate
marched steadilv alone throughout tne
nine hours of its sitting, indulging in
little SDeechmaking ana acting upon
many important provisions. Among
the changes made were :
An increase of duty on scrap iron
from 50 cents to $2.50 per ton, thus
placing it on the same level as pig
iron; an increase of one-fourth of a
cent Der Dound over the house rates on
wire nails; an increase of from 4 to 6
cents Der Dound on monazite sand ana
other articles used in making gas man
tles; and the substitution of specific
for ad valorem rates on hies, rasps, etc.
Thursday' June 24.
Washington, June 24. A short time
before adjournment at 7 o clock to
night the senate returned to the con
sideration of the tariff schedules after
devoting the greater part of the day to
listening to prepared speeches.
Amendments were adopted increas
ing the duty on shoes from 15 to 20
per cent ad valorem and increasing the
duty on sole leather from 5 to 10 per
cent ad valorem, the lower figure rep
resenting the house rate in each case.
An amendment increasing the duty on
collodion was also adopted.
Beveridge discussed an amendment
proposed by him enlarging the size of
tobacco packages. He contended that
while the size of the packages had been
reduced during the Spanish-American
war to compel the purchaser to pay the
war tax, those sizes had not been re
stored and the prices had not been re
duced, notwithstanding the removal of
the tax.
Wednesdav, June 23.
Washington, June 23. In unexpect
edly short order the 3enate today dis
posed of the lumber schedule and then
agreed upon the rates of duty on pine
apples. Aldrich asked that the lumber sched
ule receive first attention. He had no
sooner takn his seat than McCumber,
who has been a persistent advocate of
free lumber, presented an amendment
reducing the finance committee's rate
of $1.50 per thousand on sawed lumber
to the house rate of $1 per thousand.
This was recognized generally as a test
proposition, as sawed lumber has been
the bone of contention from the begin
ning. The North Dakota senator did
not find it worth while to enter into
any argument.
1 he result was snother triumph for
the Aldrich rates, the vote stanoing 24
for and 44 against the reduced rates.
It had been expected that the coal
schedule would be dt bated at great
length, but it was passed after lit tie
moie than an hour s discussion. A
new schedule was presented by Aldrich
as chairman of the finance eommitee.
reducing the house rate on bituminous
coal from 67 cents per ton to 60 cents
and eliminating the house reciprocity
clause.
Tuesday, June 22.
Washington, June 22. Late today
the senate reached a vote on the hide
schedule and a ter several amendments
had been defeated the amendment of
the finance committee fixing a duty of
15 per cent on hides was agreed toby
a vote of 46 to 30. This is the rate of
Farmer Wiison May Retire.
Washington, June 24. It is rumored
today that James Wilson, of Iowa, sec
retary of agriculture, will retire at the
end of this year. While no authorita
tive announcement of the selection of
a successor to the veteran secretary
has been made, it is understood that
the name of Charles E. Scott, of Kan
sas, is receiving serious consideration.
Scott is the representative from the
Second district of Kansas and is serv
ing his fifth term in the house.
the present law, but under the ruling
of the Treasury department is applica
ble only to hides weighing more than
25 pounds. The house placed all hides
on the free list.
McLaurin undertook to have the pro
vision amended so as to make the duty
apply to hides weighing leBS than 25
pounds, but failed, his amendment be
ing voted down, 31 to 48. An amend
ment .by Stone placing not only hides
but many other products on the free
list was also lost.
Aldrich, on behalf of the finance
committee, brought in the committee's
new lumber schedule and also a number
of amendments relating to linoleum
and oilcloth. The committee proposed
a rate of $1.50 per 1,000 on sawed
umber, a 50-cent increase over the
house rates.
More than six hours were devoted to
debate, which began with an argument
by McCumber for a duty on hides. He
was sustained by Gamble and Heyburn.
They took the position that the effort
to make hides free was solely in the
interest of the manufacturers.
Monday, June 21.
Washington, June 21. The tariff
bill amendment of the finance commit
tee taking hides from the free list
and restoring the Dingley rate of 15
per cent ad valorem was before the
senate all day and it probably will not
be disposed of before late tomorrow.
Warren, of Wyoming, and Carter, of
Montana, supported the provision and
in vigorous language attacked the atti
tude of the free hide advocates, while
Page, of Vermont, defended the action
of the house in placing hides on the
free list.
Washington, June 21. Avaliing
themselves of the presence of a quo
rum., the house leaders today obtained
action on several important matters.
Principal among these was the confer
ence report on the bill providing for
the taking of the 3th census.
Roads Must Be Watered.
Washington, June 25. Representa
tive Hawley has been advised by Sec
retary Ballinger that settlers on the
Klamath irrigation project, whose
lands are crossed by public roads, must
pay for water for the roadways includ
ed in their farms, though exception is
made in the case of lands crossed by
railroads or big irrigation ditches. The
secretary also advises Representative
Hawley that no serious difficulty can
arise from the fact that the govern
ment surveys and plats of the units on
the Klamath project fail to coincide
with actual charts of the farms.
Send Figurehead to Salem.
Washington, June 26 Representa
tive Hawley today recommended to the
Navy department that the figurehead
of the battleship Oregon, which he un
derstands is to be removed from the
ship, in accordance with the new de
partment policy, be presented to the
state of Oregon. He also telegraphed
Governor Benson to ascertain whether
the ftate is in a position to pay the
cost of transporting the figurehead to
the capitol at Salem. He expects re
plies to both communications in a few
days.
Says Hides Not Raw Material.
Washington, June 23. Senator
Dick, of Ohio, made public today a
letter he had written in reply to com
munications from manufacturers. . As
a protectionist, the senator said, he
strove for consistency and believed in
protecting all American industries
those of the farm as well as those cf
the factory, the shop and the mine.
As to hides, he contended, that to call
them raw materials as an argument for
admitting them free of duty was silly.
Restore Blue Delivery Stamp.
Washington, June 22. Postmaster
General Hitchcock has decided to dis
continue the new grcn special deliv
ery stamp and return to the familiar
blue stamp showing a boy mounted on
a bicycle. In the rush of handling
mails, many letters bearing the new
stamp have escaped treatment as spe
cial delivery matter because of its
similarity in size and color to the 1
cent stamp.
No Action on Devlin.
Washington, Jui.e 25. The sub
committee which has been considering
the confirmation of the reappointment
ot uonert uevenn as unuea ciaies
district attorney at San Francisco, re
ported to the senate judiciary commit
tee today without recommendation.
Senator Piles, of Washington, chair
man of the subcommittee, said that
th? committee was waiting for further
evidence before taking action.
Ellis Recommends Astoria Lad.
Washington, June 25. Representa
tive Ellis today recommended the ap
pointment of Edwin T. Short, of As
toria. 9 midshipman at Annapolis
naval academy, with three alternates
to be appointed in case Short shall fail
to pass the examination. The alter
nates are Oliver B. Cardwell, of Port
land; Henry N. Fowler, of Portland,
and Hawley Bean, of Pendleton.
Who Wants Census Job?
Washington, June 25. Neither Rep
resentative Hawley nor Representative
Ellis ha9 yet recommended any candi
date for appointment as census super
visors in their respective districts, be
cause no appointments will be made
until after the census bill now before
congress has been signed by the presi
dent. Meantime applications are in
order.
DRIVE JAPS OFF.
Planters Propose Drastic Measures to
Prevent Repeated Strikes.
Honolulu, June 23. The work of
getting a jury to try five of the Jap
anese strike leaders charged with con
spiracy in connection with the strike
of laborers on the sugar plantations be
gan today.
Several of the leaders stated today
the strike would be resumed on the
Ewa and Waialua plantations July 1,
when they would again call out 3,000
Japanese who have returned to work.
They declared that all the Japanese in
the islands are affiliated in one large
organization.
Representatives of the planters declare-that,
if the threatened plan of
intermittent strikes on alternate plan
tations, enabling those working to sup
port the large number on strike, is car
ried out, the strikers will be ordered
off the plantations. This would mean
that the Japanese would have to va
cate the homes furnished by the plant
ers and would be homeless.
The Japanese training squadron is
expected here tomorrow.
The Planters association has receiv
ed from its agents at Washington, D.
C, encouraging reports regarding a
plan to import efficient labor from
Europe through immigration channels.
Sugar planters here resent the state
ments of a number of Spaniards who
departed from the islands some time
since and are reported stranded in San
Francisco, where they complained of
unfair treatment. The planters de
clare that the men were given houses,
lands, wages and other perquisites
usually granted to plantation laborers,
and that they left against the advice
of the Spanish consul to go to Mexico,
lured by false promises.
HIS SEAT RICKETY.
Reichstag May Force Chancellor Von
Buelow to Resign.
Berlin, June 23. The political situ
ation for the crown is extremely con
fused by today's events. The reichs
tag's adoption of a quotation tax,
which Chancellor von Buelow declared
the government would never accept,
and the finance committee's rejection
of an inheritance tax, which he de
clared to be an essential part of the
central scheme of finance reform and
which the Conservatives and Clericals
are determined to defeat, leaves the
chancellor's position precarious.
Many politicians think the chancellor
will be compelled to resign, unless he
has the courage to dissolve the reichs
tag and appeal to the country.
Dissolution can take place only on
joint action by the emperor and the
Federal council.
The proposal to impose a yearly tax
on bonds and stocks was adopted by
203 votes again&t 155. The tax is to
be calculated on the basis of the aver
age quotation for the preceding year
and the rate of int erest on this amount
which the current dividend yields. The
tax will then be deducted by the com
panies from the dividends before pay
ment.
WHEAT DOES WELL.
Colorado Farmer Pays Debts on Irri
gated Land From Dry Farm.
Longmont, Colo., June 23. Twelve
hundred bushels of wheat harvested
from 60 acres of dry farm land and
sold for $1.32 a bushel.
This is the result of dry farming on
George F. Givens' farm near here. He
bought the land from the railroad at
$4.50 an acre. In 1907 he got 2,990
bushels of wheat from 60 acres. Last
year, which was the driest in many
years in that vicinity, he threshed the
1,200 bushels mentioned above. Now
he is building a fine barn and paying
off the debts he contracted on his irri
gated quarter section with the proceeds
of his dry farm wheat.
Samples of the grains raised under
similar conditions in all parts of Colo
rado will be exhibited at the Interna
tional Exposition of Dry Farm Pro
ducts, which will be held at Billings,
Montana, next October 25 to 29, in
connection with the Fourth Dry Farm
ing congress.
Radium for California Hospital.
San Mateo, Cal., June 23. In a tiny
bottle kept under lock and key in a
strong box at the Red Cross Guild hos
pital in this city is a minute particle
of radium, the gift of Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, wife of the American ambassa
dor to the court of St. James. This
particle of radium, guarded so jealojs
ly by the hospital authorities, is valued
at about $10,000. It's price per troy
pound would be $8,000,000. Mrs.
Reid's gift will be used in a serie3 of
experiments and investigations in the
treatment of cancer.
Treasure Sh;p is Found.
Chester, Pa., June 23. Silver was
found today by the crew of the govern
ment boat Cataract, which has been
working in the vicinity of Fort Mifflin
in an endeavor to raise the contents of
the supposed English treasure boat
that was sunk during the Rerolutionary
war. The dredger Hellgate will be
sent to Fort Mifflin to raise the sunken
boat. It is believed that the hold of the
vessel contains many thousands of dol
lars in gold sent to to pay soldiers.
Masked Men Rob Messerger.
Green Bay, Wis., June 23. Two
masked men held up Night Messenger
Kade, of the United Sta'ea Express
company last night, securing $5,000
and making their escape Kade was
counting the money in the transfer
room here when the holdup took r lace.
Ther is no clue to the identity of the
bandits.
LUMBER OUTPUT
SMALLER IN 1908
United States Produces 17 Per Cent
Less In Consequence of Panic.
Washington Leads All, With Oregon
in Eighth Place Louisiana is Now
Second Yellow Pine Leads All
Kinds of Lumber Production Cy
press Also Very Useful.
Washington, June 22. During the
year 1908 31,231 sawmills in the United
States manufactured 33,239,369,000
feet of lumber, according to a prelim
inary report just issued by the bureau
of the census. These mills also cut
12,106,483,000 shingles and 2,986,684,
000 lath. Lumber manufacturing, like
every other industry, felt the effects of
the business depression which began in
October, 1907. Consequently the pro
duction in 1908 was below that for the
previous year. In 1907 the cut of 28,
850 sawmills wa3 40,256,154,000 feet,
the highest production ever recorded.
Notwithstanding, therefore, that in
1908 reports were received from 8 per
cent more mills than in 1907, the de
crease in lumber cut reported by them
was slightly over 17 per cent.
Washington, as for several years
past, Btill ranks first among the states
in lumber production, its cut in 1908
being 2,915,928,000 feet a decrease
of 22.8 per cent from the cut in 1907.
Louisiana ranks second, with 2,7A
421,000 feet, a decrease of 250,000,000
feet, or 8.4 per cent from the cut in
1907.
Mississippi waa the third state in
lumber production in 1908, with a total
of 1,861,016,000 feet a decrease of 11
per cent from the cut in lsJ07.
Arkansas ranked fourth, with l.bob,-
991,000 feet a decrease of nearly 17
per cent, and Wisconsin fifth, with 1,-
613,315,000 feet against 2,003,279,000
feet in 1907.
In Texas, where the lumber indus
try is confined almost exclusively .to
yellow pine, the falling off was very
heavy. The total cut of the state in
1908 was 1,524,008,000 feet a de
crease of 31.6 per cent from the cut in
1907.
Eight other states manufactured
more than 1,000,000,000 feet each of
lumber last year. In the order of im
portance they were : Michigan, Ore
gon, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virgin
ia, Alabama, North Carolina and West
Virginia. California and Maine, other
states which reported more than 1,000,
000,000 feet each in 1907, went just
below that figure in 1908.
DRY FARM EXPERIMENTS.
Nevada Will Have Exhibit for Comirg
Dry Farming Congress.
Billings, Mont., June 22. Dry farm
ing experiments will be carried on
under the supervision of the state au
thorities in the northeastern part of
Nevada and when the Fourth Dry
Farming congress meets at Billings
next October 26-28 it is expected that
the delegates will hear of great ad
vances in the reclamation of non-irrigable
lands in that state.
A commission just appointed by the
governor has just selected a site for
a dry farm experiment station in
Measant valley, 16 or 18 miles south
of Elko, where the ranch of John W.
Thompson, containing 160 acres, has
been secured by the state. The quar
ter is fenced and about 30 acres are
under cultivation. There is ; an or
chard of about 150 trees, including
apples, pears, plums and cherries, and
a two acre patch of berries are on the
place. The soil is rich and of great
depth and is considered excellently
adapted to dry farming operations. It
is reported that Mr. Thompson last
year raised 1,000 sacks of potatoes, and
that all kinds of vegetables gaye good
returns, cabbage heads' running as high
as 18 pounds'.
It is the purpese of the Nevada Ex
perimental association to demonstrate
on this farm that dry farming methods
can be applied ! on the millions of acres
of bench lands :in the state.
Public May Buy Airship.
London, June 22. The idea of a
public fund for the purchase of an air
ship is being strongly supported by
Secretary Haldane, who says the War
office will accept the gift. -A large
list of subscriptions is already an
nounced. It is stated by the defense
commission that a project is on foot to
sail from Paris to London this summer
a powerful airship now approachirg
completion. The ship has two propel
lors and two motors, each of 220 horse
power, and is capable of carrying 25
passengers.
Yale Teaches Immorality.
New York. June 22. Harvard.
Princeton and Yale are teaching im
morality and disrespect for all man
kind is behig taught at these colleges,
said Bishou James A. McGaul. of
Trenton. N. J., in his address tonight
t- the graduating class of St. Francis
Javier college. He condemned what
he said was the desire of Catholic par
ents to get their children into society
through their associates in the great
non-sectarian universities.
Strikebreakers Go Far.
Niw Orleans, June 22. -Seventy-five
laborers from sugar plantations of Por
to Rico passed through New Orleans
today en route to Hawaii, where they
will take the places of striking planta
tion laborers. Similar parties, it ia
said, will follow.